WAR GAME - Jesse Moss, Tony Gerber & Gov. Steve Bullock
In part 2 of the July – September 2024 installment of UNFOLDING THE CALENDAR, Film Forum Director and premieres co-programmer Sonya Chung talks with WAR GAME filmmakers Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber, along with one of the film’s participants, former Montana Governor Steve Bullock. For WAR GAME, the filmmakers, in association with the non-partisan organization Vet Voice, staged a White House war room simulation of a second January 6th-type insurrection attempt, with former members of US military high command and politicians acting in both the government and insurrectionist roles. Bullock plays the role of president in the simulation. WAR GAME opens Friday, August 2. Please enjoy their conversation, recorded especially for this episode.