JIFF: The Conspiracy

''There’s a vital and disquieting fascination to seeing a film connect the dots of hate, fear, and false narrative that have demonized Jewish people... [it] accomplishes something important and, at times, mind-opening. Couldn’t be more timely''' – Variety

With the rise of the alt-right and the mass proliferation of misinformation through social media, anti-Semitism has shifted from the fringes to the mainstream. As internet algorithms designed to amplify the latest conspiracy theories send more users down extremist rabbit holes, what persists are the age-old myths and boogeymen. The idea that Jews are plotting world domination is rooted throughout centuries of history and dangerously referenced when fear and uncertainty strike a disaffected populace.

Narrated by Mayim Bialik and directed by Maxim Pozdorovkin, The Conspiracy employs historical research, bold animation, and creative storytelling to debunk the venomous fallacy of the “secret cabal” that has served as the bedrock of anti-Semitism and the QANON conspiracy group.

Rating

Unclass15

Duration

90 min

Language

English

Director

Maxim Pozdorovkin