Director: Jen Senko Producers: Jen Senko, Matthew Modine, Adam Rackoff
Description:
A
filmmaker examines the rise of right-wing media through the lens of
her father, whose immersion in it radicalized him and rocked the
foundation of their family. She discovers this political phenomenon
recurring in living rooms everywhere, and reveals the consequences
conservative media has had on families and a nation. A filmmaker
tries to understand the transformation of her father from a non
political, lifelong Democrat to an angry, right-wing fanatic. She
uncovers the forces behind the media that changed him completely—a
plan by Roger Ailes under Nixon for a media by the GOP, The Powell
Memo urging business leaders to influence institutions of public
opinion—especially the universities, the media and the courts—and
under Reagan, the dismantling of the Fairness Doctrine.
Biography: Jen
Senko is an award-winning filmmaker. Her first documentary, Road
Map Warrior Women, won several awards. Her film, The Vanishing
City, exposes the policies and economic philosophy that has made
New York a city for the rich. Co-directed with Fiore DeRosa, and
narrated by Kathryn Erbe, the film has garnered festival awards such
as Best Feature Documentary in the Williamsburg Film Festival, Best
Short Documentary in the Harlem Film Festival and screened at The
Film Forum and The Anthology in New York City.
Adam
Rackoff began his career working for Merchant Ivory Productions.
By the age of twenty-four, he was working for Apple Inc. where he
managed retail marketing and high profile events. In 2010, Adam
partnered with actor and filmmaker Matthew Modine and formed the
Cinco Dedos Peliculas production company. They have produced
award-winning films, animations and new media projects including the Jesus was a Commie, the Full Metal Jacket Diary iPad
app and audiobook, Bill Plympton's The Flying House, Cheatin’, Revengeance, and The Loneliest Stoplight and the Punky
Dunk Project children's app.
Matthew
Modine has worked with acclaimed directors, including Oliver
Stone, Stanley Kubrick, Robert Altman, Alan J. Pakula, John
Schlesinger, Abel Ferrara, Spike Lee, Tom DiCillo, Mike Figgis,
Jonathan Demme, and John Sayles. Earlier this year, Modine co-starred
with Jennifer Beals in the TNT drama Proof. He also joined
forces with Dick Van Dyke, Valerie Harper, and Glenne Headly in the
award-winning film Merry Xmas. Modine recently wrapped
production on several projects, including The Confirmation with Maria Bello and Clive Owen, as well as the thriller 47 Meters
Down and British comedy Hippopotamus based on the novel by
Stephen Fry.
