American Drug War: The Last White Hope

American Drug War: The Last White Hope is a 2007 documentary film by writer and director Kevin Booth about the war on drugs in the United States.

American Drug War
DVD cover
Directed by	Kevin Booth
Produced by	Sacred Cow
Starring	Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Jello Biafra, Chico Brown, Celerino Castillo III, Tommy Chong, Sergeant Lou Daigle, Dr. Gary Fisher, Judge Jim Gray, Dr. Charles Grob, Dr. Claudia Jensen, Gary Johnson, Dennis Kucinich, General Barry McCaffrey, Todd McCormick, Cynthia McKinney, Ron Paul, Joe Pietri, Tom Rhodes, Joe Rogan, Freeway Ricky Ross, Michael Ruppert, Robert Steele, and others.
Narrated by	Kevin Booth
Distributed by	Passion River Films
Release date	2007 (2007)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Synopsis

The film holds the view that the war on drugs has become one of the longest, darkest,^[1] most costly^[2] periods in American history. Texas filmmaker Kevin Booth sets out to prove his claim that the Drug War has failed.^[3] Three and a half years in the making, the film includes sections showing 62 people including former DEA agents, CIA officers, narcotics officers, judges, politicians, gang members, prisoners, and celebrities. There is also extensive treatment of CIA and Contras cocaine trafficking in the US.

Awards

• 2007 Artivist Film Festival, Best Feature, Intl. Human Rights^[4]
• 2007 Silver Lake Film Festival, Best Documentary^[5]
• 2007 DIY Film Fest, Best Documentary
• 2006 Evil City, Best Documentary^[6]

Television

• Picked up by Showtime in March 2008 to be aired for the next two years.^[7]
• Shown on Australia's Foxtel Crime & Investigation Network.^[8]

See also

• Breaking the Taboo, 2011 documentary
• Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, 2015 book