Dark Star Unleashes ‘#untruth: The Psychology of Trumpism’ on Digital Sept. 3
AVAILABLE TO RENT & BUY ON APPLE TV AND ALL OTHER LEADING ON- DEMAND SERVICES
From the filmmakers of the critically-acclaimed blockbuster #UNFIT: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DONALD TRUMP, which grossed over $2.5 million, has been viewed by millions, and was nominated for the IDA Documentary Awards Video Source Award
Director, producer, and writer Dan Partland and producer Art Horan are back with #UNTRUTH: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TRUMPISM examines the psychology of “Trumpism” and the authoritarian strain that it seeded in the American political landscape.
In #UNTRUTH, political conservatives, psychologists, and historians explore how partisanship, disinformation, and social media lead to the anger, conspiracy theories, and political violence, that is threatening democracy around the world.
In #UNTRUTH, political conservatives, psychologists, and historians share an eye-opening analysis of how false narratives, online virality, and profit-driven news media lead to anger, conspiracism, and political violence. The film reveals how politicians in pursuit of power, foreign state actors, and international oligarchs are exploiting disinformation to promote an authoritarian future that threatens the very survival of American Democracy and democracies around the world.
#UNTRUTH is the follow-up to the 2020 documentary feature #UNFIT, which had a successful festival, theatrical release, and on demand (streaming) release.
FEATURING
Imran Ahmed
Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Ph.D.
George Conway
Brittany Friedman, Ph.D.
John Gartner, Ph.D.
Steven Hassan
Matthew MacWilliams, Ph.D.
Malcolm Nance
Anne Nelson
Denver Riggleman
Anthony Scaramucci
Peter Strzok
Michael Steele
Joe Walsh
SUCCESS OF #UNFIT (2020)
#UNFIT became an On Demand sensation in 2020 reaching as high as:
#2 BEST-SELLING MOVIE ON APPLE TV / ITUNES
#1 BEST-SELLING INDIE ON APPLE TV / ITUNES
#1 BEST-SELLING DOCUMENTARY ON APPLE TV / ITUNES
A TOP FILM RENTAL ON FANDANGONOW
A TOP FILM RENTAL ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
A TOP FILM ON YOUTUBE VIEWED NEARLY 3 MILLION TIMES
PRAISE FOR #UNFIT (2020)
“‘#Unfit’ is lively and often as funny as it is frightening, as it attempts to do a few things: Explain to the viewer how we got here, why it’s a dangerous place to be and how we can extricate ourselves from this morass. That last part is also encapsulated in a single word: Vote.”
– Michael O’Sullivan, The Washington Post
“SHARP. COHESIVE. ILLUMINATING. ALARMING.”
– Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
“THE YEAR’S BEST NON-FICTION OFFERING TO DATE.”
– Harvey Karten
“#UNFIT: The Psychology of Donald Trump Dissects the President’s Malignant Narcissism.”
“Putting Donald Trump on the couch has become a national pastime, and this movie does it well.”
– Variety
“#UNFIT: The Psychology of Donald Trump is an incisive documentary, even if you’re one of those people (like me) who feel like they’ve been analyzing Trump’s mental issues for four years.”
“#UNFIT finds freshly perceptive nuances.”
– Owen Gleiberman, Variety
ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
Dan Partland – Director & Producer
Dan is a Multi-Emmy winner of documentary and non-fiction TV, whose work includes series such as A&E’s Intervention, The Sixties on CNN, and American Race with Charles Barkley for TNT. Dan’s work also includes landmark films of the independent cinema such as the feature documentary A Perfect Candidate along with Sundance winners Welcome to The Dollhouse and The Ballad of Ramblin’ Jack. This year Dan also released, the Producer Rob Reiner, the critically acclaimed “GOD & COUNTRY” about the rise of Christian Nationalism in American politics.
Art Horan – Producer
Art is a Creative & Business Executive, Executive Producer of Academy Award winner The Usual Suspects, and Executive Consultant on the Sundance Film Festival Winner The Ballad of Ramblin’ Jack. He is also an Executive Producer of Ring Girls for ESPN directed by Oscar nominated Amy Berg, and Producer of the documentary film Hands of God.
The Duty to Warn Coalition – Mental Health Experts
The Duty To Warn Coalition is an association of mental health professionals and other concerned citizens who conclude and advocate that Donald Trump is psychologically unfit. The coalition is comprised of professionals from psychiatry, psychology, medicine, public health, public policy, and social work.
DISTRIBUTOR
Dark Star Pictures
