Gordon Mustain

American Requiem: a Screenplay Gordon Mustain

When Eduardo "Eddie" Encinas decides to run for Congress in a Southern Arizona district, he knows he can never match the fund raising operation of his opponent, six term incumbent Congresswoman Felicia Martin. But he has a lot of faith in "Eddie's Army", the coalition of young Native American and Hispanic activists which first came together to support him during his tenure as County Commissioner, and who now staff his campaign. With the Congressional race playing out against a backdrop of ancient Native American prophecy, Eddie discovers on election night undeniable evidence of nationwide vote counting fraud. Before he can decide what to do, he finds his "Army" putting down their brochures and signs and picking up weapons in an attempt to save not just his campaign, but seven hundred years of Democracy in America.