PODCAST| Angelo Acerbi interviews Sierra Pettengil, directorand producer of the film The Reagan Show.
Sierra Pettengil talks with Angelo Acerbi about the making of an impressive documentary about Ronald Reagan’s system of self promotion and communication. She watched, together with her co-director Pacho Velez, more than 1000 hours of archival video material to compose this portrait of one of the most despised US presidents, until now.
The Reagan Show: Told solely through 1980s network news and videotapes created by the Reagan administration itself, the film explores the president’s made-for-TV approach to politics. This documentary follows Ronald Reagan’s rivalry with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, tracing how the American president used his public-relations skills to overcome Soviet mistrust, the objections of a skeptical press, and the looming threat of World War III.
The Lovers Film Festival celebrates 40 years with 70 films from 26 countries, international guests and tributes to LGBTQI+ cinema icons. Directed by Vladimir Luxuria, from 10 to 17 April at the Cinema Massimo in Turin.