Undercurrent

What is the undercurrent? That's the underlying question behind each of the story lines in this film. The undercurrent is what people really think but will not openly admit. The expression was invented by Adam Radly for the purpose of this film. There is an undercurrent in all parts of our lives. It's particularly evident when it comes to money, fame, religion and politics. Undercurrent explores these themes and other examples of the Undercurrent by following the stories of several people that live in very different worlds. Bernie Grossman is running for office for the first time and hires a gun political adviser, Eric Holt to help him with the campaign. Bernie thinks that Eric will help him to win by developing better policies but is surprised when Eric tells him to forget about policies and just focus on connecting with the voters by "tapping into the Undercurrent". The best example of the undercurrent is Mitt Romney's reference to the 47% behind closed doors. Dan Wells runs a small nonprofit that helps coffee farmers in Haiti. After a good deal goes bad he needs to raise $700,000 in 30 days to avoid some serious consequences. Some people decide to help him but are they helping because they want to help poor Haitians or are they just keeping up appearances and pursing different agendas? Jeff Williams is a wealthy tech entrepreneur. His marriage falls apart after the murder of his daughter and his wife wants 50% of all assets in the divorce. Does she really deserve it or is it just about the money? Sydney Sheraton just wants to be famous and doesn't care how it happens. There was a time when becoming famous resulted from doing something special. But now we live in a new world where people become famous without doing something special. Do we all still secretly want to be famous? —Adam Radly