Homegrown
Synopsis
HOMEGROWN is an unflinching chronicle of Americans at war with each other. Three right-wing 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 result is a chilling portrait of a growing movement pushing American democracy to the brink.
The Filmmakers
Michael Premo Director
Michael Premo is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker, and artist. He is Executive Producer of Storyline. His work spans film, radio, theater, installation and photography. Select Work: Water Warriors (short film/POV), Sandy Storyline (immersive), Sanctuary (play/Working Theater), 28th Amendment (exhibit/Project Row Houses), StoryCorps(NPR). Select Awards & Fellowships: NBC News Studios Original Voices Fellowship, Creative Capital, A Blade of Grass.
Rachel Falcone Producer
Rachel Falcone is a documentary producer and director, and Executive Director of Storyline. She produced the short film and exhibition Water Warriors (POV), and co-directed and co-produced Sandy Storyline (winner of the Tribeca Film Festival’s inaugural Storyscapes Award). She is also a sound recordist for film and radio, including most recently Knock Down The House (Netflix) and To the End (Hulu).
Festivals & Awards
Venice International Film Festival
2024
World Premiere
Camden International Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
Reviews
“An unflinching documentary. Illuminating his subjects without ever rationalising their mindset or sympathising with their situation, journalist and filmmaker Michael Premo offers a blunt assessment of a rising threat fuelled by a poisonous worldview and unchecked anger.”
“[Michael Premo’s] illuminating, gripping film looks back at a dark period of recent US history. Implicitly, though, it also warns of further unrest.”
“A nuanced documentary of palpable grit.”