· United States of America · 2024 · 2h 0m

The Present Situation

Director

Cast

Aly Hilgefort as Landlord John Sartori as John Matt Calanese as Matt Michael Varamogiannis Hernandez as Michael Jon Dimakopoulos as Dimo

Crew

Joel Straley — Editor Joel Straley — Writer

Tagline

The Future is Red

Synopsis

The Present Situation is a half narrative, half video-essay film about a small group of “extremely online” budding revolutionaries who kidnap a hedge-fund manager. Peppered throughout the narrative is a spectacle of video clips from a wide variety of sources (PBS documentaries, YouTube explainer videos, TikToks, old and current News Magazine programs, etc.)

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

politics political satire

Key Collaborators

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