4:00 Screening – TICKETS AVAILABLE
7:00 Screening – SOLD OUT
*we will be holding the film for one week as a nightly film (no advance tickets available for nightly showings)
War Game sweeps audiences into an elaborate future-set simulation that dramatically escalates the threat posed by the January 6, 2021 insurrection. The film follows a bipartisan group of US defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers spanning five presidential administrations as they participate in an unscripted role-play exercise. Portraying a fictional President of the United States and his advisors, they confront a political coup backed by rogue members of the US military in the wake of a contested 2024 presidential election. Like actors in a thriller, but with profound real-world stakes, the players have only six hours to save American democracy.
The simulation’s outcome hinges on several inflection points, from the government’s capacity to counter the disinformation that’s effectively spread by the insurgent side to the potential invocation of the Insurrection Act (i.e., the “nuclear option”). While the exercise served to stress test our institutions, the film is a critical wake-up call, underscoring the urgent need for bipartisanship in safeguarding American democracy.
DIRECTED BY Jesse Moss (Boys State, The Overnighters) Tony Gerber (Full Battle Rattle, Side Streets) FEATURING Steve Bullock Heidi Heitkamp Lt. Col (Ret.) Alex Vindman Maj. Gen (Ret.) Linda Singh Gen. (Ret.) Wesley Clark FESTIVALS & AWARDS Official Selection 2024 Sundance Film Festival CPH.DOX Official Selection 2024 DOCIO Film Festival Official Selection DC/DOX Film Festival 2024 Rooftop Films Summer Series Official Selection Nantucket Film Festival Official Selection 2024 Hamptons International Film Festival 2024
