“Dark Money” [documentary, thriller] [not rated] [1hr, 39min]

Friday, July 27 to Thursday, August 2, 7pm, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St.

“Dark Money,” a political documentary thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. The film takes viewers to Montana — a frontline in the fight to preserve fair elections nationwide — to follow an intrepid local journalist working to expose the real-life impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. Through this gripping story, “Dark Money” uncovers the shocking and vital truth of how American elections are bought and sold.