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Election 2016

What Happened When Our Election-Hacking Doc Came Out During Coronavirus

Two of the directors of Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America’s Elections share the important takeaways from their sobering investigative doc.

Introducing: An Horse’s “Started A Fire”

A music video premiere, plus some words on it by frontperson Kate Cooper.

August 28, 2019

Field Mouse and Control Top Talk Ditching Grad School and the Meaning of Meaning

To celebrate the new Field Mouse record, frontwoman Rachel Browne and sat down with Control Top's Ali Carter for a chat.

August 26, 2019

We’re Taking the Day Off To Vote: Here’s Why Voting Is Important, In the Words of Talkhouse Contributors

Your vote could be incredibly vital in changing this incredibly monstrous era in politics.

November 6, 2018

Escaping Escapism, Or How Political Movies Helped Me Find Hope Again

The Seattle-based writer-director fights her post-election malaise by watching everything from A Face in the Crowd to Falling Down.

April 20, 2017

Capturing the Moment: Inauguration Day, the Women’s March and Why We Must See Trump’s Presidency as an Opportunity

Iva Radivojevic shares her experiences over two contrasting days in Washington, D.C., and looks ahead to what is next for the resistance.

January 30, 2017

What We Learned Following a Trump-Supporting West Virginia Miner and an Immigrant Community Organizer on Election Day

Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Martha Shane share their experiences filming subjects on Election Day for the documentary 11/8/16.

Rose McGowan’s Open Letter to Scott Baio and Those Like Him

The actress, director and activist calls out '80s TV star Baio on his misogyny, and calls time on him and his Type™.

December 26, 2016

Your Non-Stop, No-B.S. Guide to 2016’s Movies (and Other Indignities)

Stephen Winter offers up some unfiltered truth about the horribleness that was 2016, and makes suggestions on how 2017 can be a little less egregious.

December 19, 2016

Specters of the Past: Revisiting October Country in Post-Election America

Donal Mosher looks back at the documentary portrait he made of his family, and is faced with the question of whether it represents Trump voters.

December 16, 2016

Why Trump’s Victory Made Me Decide to Go Make Movies in Mexico

Filmmaker Jade Porter on why the result of the presidential election prompted her to fulfill a long-held dream to live south of the border.

November 29, 2016

On Being a White Male Atheist and an Afghan Woman in the Time of Trump

Azar Swan’s music has always reflected the dynamic between them. It will continue to.