Our New President

Showings

Scotiabank Theatre 4 Tue, May 1, 2018 9:00 PM
TIFF Lightbox 1 Thu, May 3, 2018 10:00 AM
TIFF Lightbox 1 Sat, May 5, 2018 12:45 PM
Film Info
Runtime:77
Copyright:2018
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Rating:PG
Festival Info
Festival Year:2018
Language:Russian
English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:America
Journalism & the Media
Politics & Political Intrigue
Populism & the Rise of the Right
Russia
Website:http://ournewpresident.us
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Maxim Pozdorovkin
Producer(s):Maxim Pozdorovkin
Joe Bender
Charlotte Cook
Executive Producer(s):Dan Cogan
Jenny Raskin
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Jim & Susan Swartz
David & Nina Fialkow
Editor(s):Maxim Pozdorovkin
Matvey Kulakov
Composer:The Presidential Band

Description

The story of Donald Trump's election is told entirely through the use of Russian propaganda. By turns horrifying and hilarious, Our New President uses stock footage from news media and online sources to expose Russia's meddling in the 2016 US presidential elections. Impressive and irreverent use of music and sound enlivens footage that reveals an empire of fake news and the tactics of information warfare now being deployed in international politics. "The time of detached, unbiased journalism is over," asserts Russia Today, the single news media source in the country. Journalism is now used to shape values and morals, propaganda is overt and facts are replaced with "informational pancakes" and "alternative information." Sound familiar? This fascinating Freaky Friday view of Russia and Trump through a media house of mirrors forces you to question what you know, what information you trust and where journalism, truth, history and memory are headed in the future. Angie Driscoll

Included Shorts

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Additional Information

Toronto Star - 3.5 Stars, "Amuses, shocks and enrages."

POV - "Plays like a fever dream."

NOW - 4 Stars

NOW - "10 must-see films about politics"

National Post - "From Won’t You Be My Neighbor? to Love, Gilda, the top 10 to watch at this year's Hot Docs"