Alexandra Pelosi is a journalist, documentary filmmaker and writer. She has written, produced, filmed and directed 15 HBO documentary films, including “The Insurrectionist Next Door,” “American Selfie” and “Goodbye Congress.” Previously, Pelosi was a field producer at NBC News for a decade. Her coverage of George W. Bush’s presidential campaign led to her first documentary, “Journeys with George.” Pelosi is also the author of “Sneaking into the Flying Circus: How the Media Turn Our Elections into Freak Shows” and “Citizen USA: A 50 State Road Trip.”
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2024 Festival
Insurrectionists Among Us
The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was, for many, proof of our nation’s hopeless polarization and the danger of unchecked radicalization. But who were these people who s...
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