Meltdown In Dixie
Politics
•
54m
After the 2015 Charleston massacre, a conflict ignites in Orangeburg. An ice cream shop owner, forced to fly the Confederate flag on his property, battles the Sons of Confederate Veterans. This documentary delves into the modern war over Confederate symbols, exposing them not as benign history, but as active tools for maintaining racial oppression in the 21st century.
Up Next in Politics
-
Propaganda
This anti-Western film uses a 'fake North Korean' found-footage device to critique American cultural influence. From its unique perspective, it first parodies propaganda stylings, then targets the hypocrisies of the modern Western narrative. Described as a damning indictment of 21st-century cultu...
-
Finding Fidel
“Finding Fidel” chronicles cameraman Erik Durschmied's 1958 journey to Cuba's Sierra Maestra to interview a then-unknown Fidel Castro. A month later, Castro took Havana, changing history. Intercutting Durschmied's reflections on the revolution's failed promise with the rare, historic interview, f...
-
Margin Of Error: AI, Polling and Elec...
Pioneers of a new kind of polling combine social media data with AI to predict voter behavior. This promises politicians the intel to respond to our needs. But will this data be used to better serve citizens, or will it be misused to mislead us by our own governments or foreign adversaries?
