Adam Schiff

Enmarcado por el Día de la Inauguración 2021 y el discurso del Estado de la Unión de marzo de 2022, este documental es un relato del tenso primer año de la administración Biden, marcado por amenazas de seguridad tanto en el país como en el extranjero. Al asumir el cargo solo dos semanas después del ataque del 6 de enero al Capitolio, la presidencia de Biden entró en la vorágine de una pandemia global en curso, conflictos renovados con Rusia y China, y la posición internacional de Estados Unidos en declive.

In 2020, the USA experienced a multiple catastrophe: No other country in the world was hit so badly by the coronavirus pandemic, the economic slump was dramatic, and so was the rise in unemployment. A rift ran through society. In the streets there were protests of both camps with violent riots, authoritarian traits were evident in the actions of the leader of the nation. And all of this in the middle of the election year, when the self-centered president fought vehemently for his re-election. From the start of his presidency, Donald Trump had divided American society, incited individual sections of the population against one another, fueled racism, hatred, xenophobia and prejudice, insulted competitors and denigrated critical journalists as enemies of the people. The documentary shows how this could happen and what role the targeted disinformation of certain sections of the population through manipulative media played.

Examines the possibility that elected U.S governments must follow the rules set by Washington bureaucratic institutions.

Capturing the story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with unprecedented access, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange and his inner circle in a documentary portrait of power, betrayal, truth and sacrifice.