The United States Studies Centre has partnered with the crew at the Film Versus Film podcast for a six-part series discussing movies that engage with US electoral politics.
In the fifth episode, Film Versus Film hosts Craig Anderson, Bruce Isaacs and Herschel Isaacs look at the way party-aligned actors manipulate the narrative surrounding presidents and presidential candidates. One of these films is a star-studded Hollywood comedy, and the other is a fly-on-the-wall documentary: they are D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus’ The War Room and Barry Levinson’s Wag The Dog.
This special podcast series will culminate in a screening on 4 November of A24's Civil War followed by a special recording of the podcast. Book your tickets now.