Back to School PA PAC founder Paul Martino described the docu-series “Bucks County, USA” as exploring the humanity of people on opposing political sides.
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VenturecapitalistandconservativeactivistPaulMartinocreditedPresidentDonaldTrump’selectionwinforadocumentaryfeaturingMartino’sfamilybeingscreenedattheSundanceFilmFestival.
“BucksCounty,USA”focusesontwo14-year-oldgirls,EviandVanessa,maintainingafriendshipdespiteopposingpoliticalbeliefsinabellwethercountyofoneofthesevenswingstatesin2022.Thefive-partdocu-seriesasksif“wecanlearnthatit’spossibletocoexistandloveoneanotherdespiteourdifferingpoliticalviews”and“discoverthehumanityin‘theotherside.’”
“BucksCounty,USA”wasalsooneoftwodocu-seriestofeatureatSundance,whereitdebutedthefirsttwoepisodesonTuesday.
Martino,Vanessa’sfather,tookpartinthedocumentaryasaconservativeperspectivebasedonhisworkfoundingtheBacktoSchoolPAPACtoelectcandidatesinfavorofkeepingschoolsopenduringtheCovid-19pandemic.