Slay the Dragon is a 2019 American documentary film about gerrymandering in the United States from Los Angeles, California-based film production company Participant, directed by Barak Goodman and Chris Durrance.
It features Katie Fahey, the activist who founded Voters Not Politicians and led a successful grassroots campaign to ban partisan gerrymandering in Michigan.
[1] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds a 100% rating based on 50 reviews with an average score of 7.7/10.
The site's consensus declares that "Slay the Dragon takes a suitably outraged -- but ultimately optimistic -- look at modern-day gerrymandering that doubles as a heartfelt call to action.
"[2] The film has received positive reviews from several critics, including Owen Gleiberman of Variety, who called it "incisive and stirring" and "the most important political film of the year";[3] Chuck Foster of Film Threat, who called it "educational, inspirational, exciting and, most importantly, interesting";[4] and Caroline Cao of SlashFilm, who calls it a "tough but necessary documentary about the decay of democracy.