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.)
- Year: 1970
- Country: United States of America
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- Studio: Permanent Revolution Films
- Keyword: politics, political satire, video essay
- Director: Joel Straley
- Cast: Aly Hilgefort, John Sartori, Matt Calanese, Michael Varamogiannis Hernandez, Jon Dimakopoulos