Dysmocracy: The Fight over Fluoride

One town’s political fight shows how communities fracture when we can’t agree on what’s true. Is this how democracy is supposed to work?In the aftermath of the contentious 2016 election, the people of Port Angeles, WA found themelves split over a looming decision: Whether to fluoridate their public water. This episodic film weaves between opposing perspectives to bring you inside the worldviews and experiences of activists, medical professionals, journalists, elected leaders, and ordinary citizens who navigated a crisis that nearly dissolved their local government. But this story is about much more than fluoride: It’s about how we can live in a healthy democracy when we have such polarized points of view.