The Brainwashing of My Dad

The Brainwashing of My Dad

The truth behind the right-wing media machine that changed a father--and divided the nation

201590 min6.3 / 10

A personal documentary investigation into how media propaganda fractured a family and radicalized a father, grounded in intimate observation and systemic critique.

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.

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