The Present Situation

Genre: Runtime: 2h 0mRelease: 1st May, 2024

Directors: Joel StraleyLanguages: Country: United States of America

Plot: 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.)

Company: Permanent Revolution Films

Cast:

Aly Hilgefort

Landlord

The Present Situation

Cast:

Aly Hilgefort

Landlord

John Sartori

John

Matt Calanese

Matt

Michael Varamogiannis Hernandez

Michael

Jon Dimakopoulos

Dimo