Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way

Way back in 1984, headlines and history were made when a woman ran for the office of vice president of the United States for the very first time. In GERALDINE FERRARO: PAVING THE WAY, we meet the pioneering politician and delve deeply into her life. Through archival footage and interviews, Ferraro and such political luminaries as Madeleine Albright and Bill and Hillary Clinton trace Ferraro's story, from her humble beginnings as the child of working-class parents in New York's humblest boroughs, through her dazzling career as an assistant district attorney and then her ascendance into the national political arena. The documentary, made by filmmaker (and Ferraro's daughter) Donna Zaccaro, speculates as to the nefarious reasons why Ferraro's VP bid failed and why she didn't hold major public offices afterward. Finally, Paving the Way follows Ferraro through her final, fatal illness, paying tribute to a great lady of American politics.