Our New President

2018 • 78’ • USA

The story of Donald Trump’s election told entirely through Russian propaganda. By turns horrifying and hilarious, the film is a satirical portrait of Russian meddling in the 2016 election that reveals an empire of fake news and the tactics of modern-day information warfare.

Director / Producer:
Maxim Pozdorovkin

Producers:
Joe Bender, Charlotte Cook

  • Sundance 2018 [World Premiere]
    – Special Jury Award for Editing

    HotDocs 2018
    Sheffield Doc/Fest 2018
    Biogra film Festival 2018, Italy
    Watch Docs 2018, Czech Republic
    Valladolid Film Festival 2018
    Zinebi Film Festival 2018
    CPH:DOX 2018
    Stockholm Film Festival 2018
    Jerusalem Film Festival 2018
    Melbourne Film Festival 2018
    New Zealand Film Festival 2018

  • “An audaciously assembled film, made up entirely of Russian state news clips and user-generated videos, is a fascinating and necessary curio.”
    — The Guardian

    “Terrifying.”
    — The Washington Post

Filmmaker’s Biography

Maxim Pozdorovkin is an award-winning director and producer based in New York City. He is the director of five feature-length documentaries and numerous short films, including THE TRUTH ABOUT KILLER ROBOTS, OUR NEW PRESIDENT, THE NOTORIOUS MR. BOUT, PUSSY RIOT: A PUNK PRAYER, and CAPITAL. Maxim holds a PhD from Harvard University and was a junior fellow at Harvard’s Society of Fellows.