Insurrection is the first film by Andres Serrano, a highly personal and unapologetic narrative that chronicles the events culminating on the steps of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The sequencing references D. W. Griffith’s infamous 1915 film The Birth of the Nation, and features hundreds of clips uploaded by the insurrectionists on the social media platform Parler on the day of the attack. The film presents both individual and collective emotions of desperation, patriotism and deep-rooted anger, all which drove people from all over the country to the front of the Capitol’s barricades. By also incorporating historical footage that spans around one hundred and fifty years of American unrest and propaganda, Serrano ultimately positions January 6 within a longer, tumultuous history.
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