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Slacker Uprising Slacker Uprising Slacker Uprising is a documentary about Michael Moore's tour of colleges in swing states during the 2004 election, with a goal to encourage 18- to 29-year-olds to vote, and the response it received. The film is a re-edited version of "Captain Mike Across America", which played at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007. It is one of the first feature-length films made by a known director to be released as a free and legal download online. The free download is only available to those residing in the United States and Canada. The film was also made available