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American Dharma

Synopsis

From groundbreaking documentarian Errol Morris comes a probing portrait of controversial Breitbart honcho and Trump advisor, Stephen K. Bannon.
If Stephen K. Bannon were a fictional character, you'd have a hard time believing his narrative arc. He did stints as an investment banker and movie producer before steering the far-right media site Breitbart News as it swiftly moved from the fringe to the centre of American politics. As the chief executive of Donald Trump's campaign, he helped the candidate navigate several controversies that would have ended the career of any previous politician. He had a brief run in the White House as Trump's chief strategist. After being ousted, he continues to exert a powerful influence on right-wing ideologues in the US and abroad.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2018 - TIFF Docs

Details

Year: 2018
Type of project: Features
Running time: 95 mins
Director: Errol Morris
Producer: Robert Fernandez, Steven Hathaway, Errol Morris, Marie Savare, P.J. van Sandwijk
Executive Producer: Michael Lesslie
Editor: Steven Hathaway
Director of Photography: Igor Martinovic
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
Sound: Stephen Bores
Composer: Paul Leonard-Morgan

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

US, UK coproduction

Fourth Floor Production (US), Maje Production (UK), Storyteller Productions (US, UK), Moxie Pictures (UK)

Storyteller Productions UK

c/o Casarotto
Waverley House
7-12 Noel Street
London
W1F 8GQ

Sales Company

WME - William Morris Endeavor Entertainment

Liesl Copland
9601 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills
CA 90210
USA

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