52docs / 01 - Uprising!

Let’s get into it folks.

Our first film of the year is available directly from the filmmakers who have made it available for free today - the anniversary of the storming of the Capitol.

I did a few days filming on this one in an earlier incarnation of the project. We attended a Proud Boys rally here in Portland where it all seemed like made-for-tv cosplay but there was an undercurrent of violence which finally burst through on Jan 6th.

In our polarized world, I wonder if spending time in the company of people whose views we oppose is a path to conciliation, or simply an invitation to get infuriated at the ways so many young men have been radicalized. We shall find out!

Review 

Interview with the director

Trailer

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