The Present Situation

Name: The Present Situation
Cast: Aly Hilgefort, John Sartori, Matt Calanese, Michael Varamogiannis Hernandez, Jon Dimakopoulos

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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.)

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Cast & Crew

Director: Joel Straley

Aly Hilgefort

as Landlord

John Sartori

as John

Matt Calanese

as Matt

Michael Varamogiannis Hernandez

as Michael

Jon Dimakopoulos

as Dimo

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