The Production of the World

Synopsis

The Production of the World is an archival documentary about the radical art critic John Berger, the CIA’s infiltration of the arts during “cultural Cold War,” and the ways images operate as a battleground for politics. Set against the rise of the modern superpowers and the spectre of nuclear annihilation, it pits Berger against the CIA in a nonfiction espionage thriller about art and politics.

Directors' Biography

Brett Story is a writer and documentary filmmaker based in Toronto and New York. Todd Chandler is a filmmaker, artist, and educator. He was one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2019, a fellow at the Sundance Non-Fiction Director’s Residency, and a Points North Fellow.