Creator of Girls and Tiny Furniture to be part of film-maker ensemble collaborating on movie about forthcoming US presidential election

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Lena Dunham is among a large group of directors collaborating on 11/8/16, a documentary about this year’s US presidential election.

According to Deadline, the film-makers were asked to follow a diverse group of Americans from across the country, recording them through the course of the day and into the evening, until the polls close and the winner is revealed.

The film-makers will also use the live-streaming app Periscope to broadcast as events unfold on the day.

The project will be led by Jeff Deutchman, who carried out a similar project, 11/4/08, two elections ago when Barack Obama was first elected.

Among the 56 directors attached to the project are Oscar-winner Daniel Junge (Saving Face), Kris Swanberg (Unexpected), David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon) and Eugene Jarecki (The House I Live In). The full list can be seen here.

11/8/16 will be produced and distributed by The Orchard, and is expected to be released in early 2017.