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
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Sundance 2018 [World Premiere]
– Special Jury Award for EditingHotDocs 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.
