The Present Situation

"The Future is Red"

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.)

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La vida alegre

La vida alegre

1987

I.F. Stone's Weekly

1973

We, the Undersigned

We, the Undersigned

1981

Outside the Bubble: On the Road with Alexandra Pelosi

Outside the Bubble: On the Road with Alexandra Pelosi

2018

After James Benning's YouTube

After James Benning's YouTube

2024

Maastricht, 30 ans après

Maastricht, 30 ans après

2022

Forbidden to Wander

Forbidden to Wander

2004

From Jackie to Camelot

From Jackie to Camelot

2017

Time Keeps Marching On

Time Keeps Marching On

2025

10 Years

10 Years

2025

Death Of America

Death Of America

2024

Mark of the Beast

Mark of the Beast

1986

The Donkey King

The Donkey King

2018

The Spy Who Went Into the Cold

The Spy Who Went Into the Cold

2013

Boundaries

Boundaries

2016

Here We Drown Algerians

Here We Drown Algerians

2011

Fragment of an Empire

Fragment of an Empire

1929

Margherita, The Woman Who Invented Mussolini

Margherita, The Woman Who Invented Mussolini

2014

Walt's Disenchanted Kingdom

Walt's Disenchanted Kingdom

2023

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

2002