Project Detail

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 film
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

Categories

Production Status

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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