PARTNER

FilmScene encourages community groups and individuals to propose topics or specific films which they believe will generate positive action in our community.

SPONSOR

Community Collaborations is presented with generous support from Barb McFadden & Tom Rocklin.

After the screening there will be a virtual discussion with director Connie Dield facilitated by Peter Gerlach

Democracy Noir provides a sweeping account of one of the most consequential regimes of this century. It paints an incisive portrait of how Viktor Orbán used a free and democratic election to install authoritarian rule in Hungary, enjoying widespread approval from Hungarian nationalists as well as global conservatives inclined to his illiberal views. He changed the constitution, took over the courts, dismantled the rule of law, and took over the media. Revered by Donald Trump and the Heritage Foundation, Orban’s influence helped shape Project 2025 and the current policies of the Republican Party. The film is a timely lesson on how the rise of autocratic politicians around the world, and an increasingly emboldened far right politic, pose dire consequences for us all.