Our New President
The story of Donald Trump's election told entirely through Russian propaganda — a structural documentary made of nothing but state TV, talk shows, and amateur YouTube tributes from across the Russian Federation.
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The story of Donald Trump's election told entirely through Russian propaganda — a structural documentary made of nothing but state TV, talk shows, and amateur YouTube tributes from across the Russian Federation.
Our New President tells the story of Donald Trump's election from a single, disorienting point of view — Russian state television. Assembled entirely from Russian propaganda covering the Trump presidency, plus amateur YouTube videos from across the Russian Federation, the film is at once a hilarious catalog of state-media absurdity and a serious essay on the contagious nature of paranoid politics.
Winner of the Sundance Special Jury Award, 2018.
"A heady lesson in how fake news really works — and how far back it stretches."
"An impishly assembled collage film."
"Frustrating, bewildering and utterly effective — raises far more questions than answers."
The Guardian · 4 stars
"Reveals how fake news has shaped perceptions of America."
"Special Jury Prize for Editing."