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Ajax Phillips is an artist, writer and activist who works in East Africa and Colorado. After studying at Skidmore College and Harvard University, she received a National Geographic Young Explorer Grant for her work in Eastern Sudan. She edited the book Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson’s Campaign for Sheriff.
Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Ajax Phillips and Daniel Joseph Watkins, based on the book Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson's Campaign for Sheriff written by Watkins. [1] The film follows journalist Hunter S. Thompson and his 1970 campaign for sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado, against the ...
- Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson's Campaign for Sheriff,
- Ajax Phillips, Daniel Joseph Watkins
- United States
- English
Oct 23, 2020 · Co-directors Daniel Joseph Watkins and Ajax Phillips discuss finding archival footage of the 1970 campaign, and how the late journalist might view our current election. By Angie Martoccio....
- Angie Martoccio
Oct 23, 2020 · Ajax Phillips. Daniel Joseph Watkins. Writers. Ajax Phillips. Daniel Joseph Watkins. Stars. Hunter S. Thompson. Ed Bastian. Bob Braudis. See production info at IMDbPro. Add to Watchlist. 65 User reviews. 15 Critic reviews. Videos 1. Trailer 2:14. Watch Freak Power Trailer. Photos 9. Top cast. Edit. Hunter S. Thompson.
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- Documentary, Biography
- Ajax Phillips, Daniel Joseph Watkins
- 2020-10-23
Ian talks with Ajax Phillips, co-director of FREAK POWER: THE BALLOT OR THE BOMB. In 1970, two years before Hunter S. Thompson became a cultural icon with FE...
Oct 18, 2020 · Ajax Phillips stands in front of a sign leading into Aspen that was changed for one day on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 to "Fat City," which famed local Hunter S. Thompson wanted to change the city's name to as part of his platform for Pitkin County sheriff in 1970.
Dec 4, 2020 · The campaign and its legacy are the focus of the new documentary “Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb,” co-directed by Ajax Phillips. Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb - Official Trailer #1...
