Democracy Under Siege

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Special Events

  • Tue Mar 4 : 

    Post-screening Q&A with dir. Laura Nix and Ann Telnaes at 7:00 p.m.

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SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

NYC Premiere! As the world looks on, the early months of 2025 continue to stress-test the American democratic ideal. Laura Nix’s zeitgeist-shaking new film, DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE, digs deep into the details beneath our assumptions of a bedrock foundation to uncover some unsettling facts. Among those profiled are Ann Telnaes, former long-time editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post, who resigned this past January when an editorial submission she submitted, commenting on The Post’s owner Jeff Bezos’s submissive attitude to president-elect Trump, was censored. Nix (who directed DOC NYC 2014’s closing night film, THE YES MEN ARE REVOLTING) has made a bombshell film that is the equivalent of smelling salts under the noses of an engaged global citizenry.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Laura Nix and Ann Telnaes

Part of DOC NYC Selects: Winter 2025

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  • Country Luxembourg, USA, Belgium
  • Running Time 89 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor DOC NYC Selects
  • Director Laura Nix
  • Cast Ann Telnaes
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil, Closed Captioning

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