★★★★ “An audaciously assembled film.”
Our New President
by Maxim Pozdorovkin • 2018 • 78’ • USA
Credits
Director / Producer:
Maxim Pozdorovkin
Producers:
Joe Bender
Charlotte Cook
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.
Awards & Festivals
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
Reviews
“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.
