Totally Under Control

Totally Under Control (2021)

What if the federal government had done its job?

This documentary puts a spotlight on the White House’s failed response to the global pandemic and how it could have been prevented. Featuring damning testimony from public health officials and hard investigative reporting, director Alex Gibney reveals a system-wide collapse caused by a profound dereliction of presidential leadership.

Date of release
2021-05-05
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (22)
Runtime
2h 3m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Suzanne Hillinger, Ophelia Harutyunyan, Alex Gibney

Casting

Interesting facts

Totally Under Control is a 2020 American documentary film directed and produced by Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan and Suzanne Hillinger, from a screenplay by Gibney. It follows the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, often comparing the American response to that of South Korea. It was released on October 13, 2020, by Neon.

Production

Alex Gibney initially pitched the idea of making a documentary about the COVID-19 pandemic and rushing it for release prior to the presidential election to the head of Neon, Tom Quinn, who liked the idea. Gibney knew by working on a tight deadline he could not complete the film himself bringing on co-directors Ophelia Harutyunyan and Suzanne Hillinger.

Due to the pandemic making it difficult to film, cinematographer Ben Bloodwell came up with a kit called "COVID-cam" that was sent to subjects in the film, which they would pick up and begin recording themselves. The kit, consisting of a DSLR camera and microphone, once connected to the Internet, would allow Bloodwell to see the image and control and adjust the camera settings.

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