Homegrown by Michael Premo (USA, 2024, 109 minutes)

Homegrown is an unflinching chronicle of Americans at war with each other. Three conservative activists—a newly politicized father-to-be in New Jersey, an Air Force veteran organizing conservatives in New York City, and a charismatic activist from Texas—crisscross the country in the summer of 2020, campaigning for Donald Trump and building a movement they hope will outlast him. When they become convinced that the election is stolen, they take their fight to the streets. The film features up close and harrowing footage of the January 6, 2021 insurrection.  

Michael Premo is a journalist, filmmaker, photographer, radio and theater artist. With his frequent collaborator Rachel Falcone, he co-directed the participatory documentary Sandy Storyline (Jury Award winner at the Tribeca Film Festival), co-wrote the site-specific performance Sanctuary (The Working Theater), and co-created the multi-platform exhibit 28th Amendment.