speaking to us from texas, lorella praeli with united we dream coalition was at president of his speech yesterday, now in washington, d.c. new professor mae to mai. when we come back, an oscar- nominated short documentary called "redemption." ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. >> we in today's show with a new documentary that looks at those to of quietly slipped into poverty and now live on the margins of society. the film is called "redemption" and its nominated for an academy award in the documentary shorts category this year. it's about a large group of people who survive redeeming bottles and cans they collect from curbs, garbage cans and apartment complexes. here is a clip of the film. >> i am not against the rich, i am against greed and injustice. that is what i am against. there are more people here than ever before, all over the place trying to make a dollar, you know? everybody is down on their luck, man, just about. >> a clip from the film "redemption." for more we're joined by the film's directors, jon alpert and matt o'neil. there were nominate