The War on Drugs has become the longest and most costly war in American history, the question has become, how much more can the country endure? Inspired by the death of four family members from "legal drugs" Texas filmmaker Kevin Booth sets out to discover why the Drug War has become such a big failure. Three and a half years in the making the film follows gang members, former DEA agents, CIA officers, narcotics officers, judges, politicians, prisoners and celebrities. Most notably the film befriends Freeway Ricky Ross; the man many accuse for starting the Crack epidemic, who after being arrested realized his cocaine source was working for the CIA. AMERICAN DRUG WAR "the last white hope" shows how money, power and greed have corrupted not just dope fiends but an entire government. More importantly, it shows what can be done about it. This is not some 'pro-drug' stoner film, but a collection of expert testimonials from the ground troops on the front lines of the drug war, the ones who are fighting it and the ones who are living it.

Directed by: Kevin Booth

Starring: "Freeway" Ricky Ross, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Former "Drug Czar" Barry McCaffery, Mike Ruppert, Tommy Chong, Jeff Blackburn, Claudia Jensen, The Tulia 46, Former DEA agent Celerino Castillio III, Gary Fisher, "Acid Doctor", Gary Johnson, T. Rodgers, Bloods co-founder, Dr. Grobe

Length: 120 min

Language: English

This is a personal invite to the upcoming screening of my new edit. I have spent the last several months tearing the film apart and putting it back together with several new interviews including former CIA clandestine officer Robert Steele. AMERICAN DRUG WAR will be shown twice at this years Silver Lake film festival in Los Angeles. Also involved with the festival will be Aaron Russo, Parker Posey, John Doe, Keith Morris, Alice Bag, Hal Hartley and the creators of Little Miss Sun Shine.

KB.

Check out the new site: http://www.americandrugwar.com

Tickets are $11.95. Call the hotline at 1-800-838-3006 or order tickets online at http://audience.silverlakefilmfestival.org/festivals/event_item.php?id=4...