Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival 2008

In 1999, Governor George W. Bush buys a ranch in Crawford, Texas and calls it "home"; an insular community explodes overnight. Bush soon declares candidacy for President and months later, he thrusts the town of 705 into the spotlight as his token symbol – the President’s "Western White House." Crawford is instantly overrun with international press corps and droves of flocking tourists. Shops open; Main St. booms; the locals watch themselves on national TV. But soon, Crawford's boom is busting like the Presidency itself. Left to deal with the aftermath are the real people of Crawford. Their lives are changed forever. And their story is our own.