A group of self-professed “Patriotic Millionaires” descend on a tiny, Southern town called Whiteville with an unusual goal: to convince its conservative and liberal working-class residents to set aside their partisan differences and help jump start a national movement to tax the rich, raise the minimum wage, and save American democracy. Under the leadership of longtime political fundraiser Erica Payne, the pilot “Great Economy Project” offers skeptical residents free dinners and a first-hand education on how economic hardships, brought on by both political parties, have led to the rise of political extremism and obscene levels of wealth.
In this documentary, a modern take on “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” single mothers, military veterans and Trump voters start to realize their political power in solidarity with one another; but can this unorthodox approach to igniting political change make headway amid overheated culture wars, small town gossip and a democratic system skewed in favor of the wealthy elite?