Screenings
Synopsis
On January 20th, 2020 the US and South Korea both discovered their first cases of COVID-19. However, 9 months later, the novel Coronavirus has claimed the lives of over 200,000 Americans and caused staggering economic damage, while in South Korea, there were no significant lockdowns and, in an urbanized population of 51 million, only 344 lives have been lost. Where did we go wrong? As the presidential election nears, Americans are increasingly enraged by a lack of clear leadership, endemic political corruption and left to wonder how did the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world manage to fail so thoroughly in its response to a global pandemic?
Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, directing with Ophelia Harutyunyan and Suzanne Hillinger, interrogates this question and its devastating implications in Totally Under Control. With damning testimony from public health officials and hard investigative reporting, Gibney exposes a system-wide collapse caused by a profound dereliction of Presidential leadership
For Your Consideration
Directed by
- Alex Gibney
- Ophelia Harutyunyan
- Suzanne Hillinger
Written by
- Alex Gibney
Produced by
- Alex Gibney
- Ophelia Harutyunyan
- Suzanne Hillinger
Cinematography by
- Ben Bloodwell
Edited by
- Lindy Jankura
- Alex Keipper
Music by
- Peter Nashel
- Brian Deming
Sound by
Supervising Sound Editor & Re-recording Mixer
- Tony Volante
Supervising Sound Editor & Re-recording Mixer
- Tony Volante