Told by the operatives in the rooms where it happened, White With Fear is an explosive deep dive into the decades-long quest by America’s conservative political machine to amass power by exploiting racial fault lines and stoking narratives of White victimization.
Featuring
Hillary Clinton
Steve Bannon
Aasif Mandvi
Eddie Glaude
Brian Stelter
Press
“An unflinching examination of how race, fear, and politics have been intricately linked over decades to maintain power.”
Just for Movie Freaks
”A riveting documentary that sets out to examine the reasons behind the complex racial discord which plagues the U.S.A. today.”
ReviewRon
“Truly a sobering reminder of how fear can shape not only elections but the very fabric of society.”
GhMovieFreak
”Shows how stereotypes are weaponized”
US Weekly
“Provocative”
NYC Movie Guru
”Absolutely required viewing”
Film Threat
”Clear-sighted and well-organized…probe into the arson job that is America’s current political system”
Chicago Reader
“A beautifully balanced—yet still quite alarming—examination of the practice of fear-mongering.”
Third Coast Review
“A compelling documentary”
Movie Jawn
“An eye-opening documentary about the sketchy use of fear by Republicans to bend politics their way.”
Movie-Blogger.com
“In 80 snappy minutes, Goldberg’s smart, succinct film covers a vast array of topics through clips of insiders explaining, in their own words, how the conservative political machine, for decades, has researched and exploited the fears of White Americans...”
Film Threat
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Filmmakers
Andrew Goldberg
An Emmy-Award-winning investigative producer, Andrew has directed 14 prime-time documentary specials for PBS/public television, and both longand short-form segments for outlets like CBS News Sunday Morning, ABC News, Live From Lincoln Center, and National Public Radio. His work has appeared on major networks on every continent, and has been supported by more than 250 foundations, corporations and major donors around the world.
Diana Robinson
Diana started her journalism career covering multiple presidential campaigns in Pennsylvania, the swing state to end all swing states, and had a front-row seat to the rise of the Tea Party, the backlash to Obama, and the post-industrial economic depression that drove voters away from moderation and towards Trumpism. Her work has been supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Ford Foundation, and many others. This is her third feature film.
Eric Ward
Eric K. Ward, Executive Vice President of Race Forward, is a notable civil rights leader and philanthropist rooted in America’s punk rock scene. Ward is a sought-after project collaborator because of his innovative approaches to combating white nationalism, antisemitism and advancing racial justice. The only American recipient of the Civil Courage Prize, Ward’s work bridges grassroots activism and strategic leadership to advance inclusive democracy and social change. Eric is a Senior Fellow with the Southern Poverty Law Center and serves on the boards of The Proteus Fund, The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, and Auburn Theological Seminary. Eric is a founder of States At The Center (STAC); CultureGuard; and Momentum Magazine’s Wide River Project.
Credits
Written, Produced and Directed by:
Andrew Goldberg
Produced and Edited by:
Diana Robinson
Cinematographer
Robert Hanna
Co-Producer
Eric Ward
Lead Sound Recordist
Mark Maloof
Senior Archival Producer
Natalie Shmuel
Archival Producers
Jessica Dankers
Ray Segal
Executive in Charge of Production
Jennifer Dequattro
Major Funding Provided by
The JPB Foundation
Ford Foundation
Raikes Foundation
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The Ralph Parsons Foundation