American Chaos

Starting six months before the 2016 presidential election, director Jim Stern put his life on hold and — driven to understand what seemed incomprehensible at the time — traveled through red states to interview and spend time with Donald Trump supporters from different backgrounds. It was a search for insights and answers, for anything that could explain the billionaire’s surging appeal and why these voters remained untroubled by so many troubling things the candidate had said and done. The resulting film sheds unique light on difficult issues roiling the nation, and chronicling a cultural divide that still dangerously misunderstood and continues to tear at the fabric of our democracy.

Rating

R

Release Year

2018

Duration

01:30

Genres

Documentary

Director

James Stern

Cast

John Ladd, Julio Martinez, James D. Stern