Plot Summary

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.)

Movie Details

Original Title
The Present Situation
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Aly Hilgefort as Landlord

Aly Hilgefort

Landlord

John Sartori as John

John Sartori

John

Matt Calanese as Matt

Matt Calanese

Matt

Michael Varamogiannis Hernandez as Michael

Michael Varamogiannis Hernandez

Michael

Jon Dimakopoulos as Dimo

Jon Dimakopoulos

Dimo

Production Companies

Permanent Revolution Films