THE PEOPLE SPEAK is a documentary film inspired by the books, "A People's History of the United States" and "Voices of a People's History" which chronicles the lives and experiences of ordinary Americans who, through their words and actions, changed the course of our history. The philosophy espoused is that change doesn't come from the top, but rather from the bottom, and that without those everyday citizens pushing for betterment, there would be no America.

This film takes us on a journey from the founding of our country to the civil rights movement, all the way up through today. The cast includes the following: Matt Damon, Viggo Mortensen, Morgan Freeman, Sean Penn, Rosario Dawson, Marisa Tomei, Josh Brolin, Don Cheadle, Casey Affleck, Benjamin Bratt, Kerry Washington, Danny Glover, David Strathairn, Sandra Oh, Michael Ealy, Pink, Q'orianka Kilcher, Jasmine Guy, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Reg E. Cathey, Harris Yulin, Christina Kirk, John Legend, Kathleen Chalfant, Lupe Fiasco, Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal, Howard Zinn, Allison Moorer, Van Dyke Parks, Darryl McDaniels, Staceyann Chin, Jackson Brown, Chris Robinson, Michael O'Malley, Rich Robinson, Martín Espada.

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