The Present Situation

Synopsis

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.)

CAST

Joel Straley

Director

Aly Hilgefort

Landlord

John Sartori

John

Matt Calanese

Matt

Michael Varamogiannis Hernandez

Michael

Jon Dimakopoulos

Dimo

Joel Straley

Director

Aly Hilgefort

Landlord

John Sartori

John

Matt Calanese

Matt

Michael Varamogiannis Hernandez

Michael

Jon Dimakopoulos

Dimo