American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi
Director Sebastian Doggart
Countries United States
Duration 90 min
Synopsis
American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi is a hard-hitting documentary about Condoleezza Rice, an extraordinary but little-understood woman who rose from segregated Alabama to become the most powerful woman in the world. Incisive and shocking, this is the first retrospective film on the Bush Administration. It overturns the popular misconception of Rice as a yes-woman to President Bush to reveal her as his most enduring confidante – and thus responsible for much of the Bush legacy. This political, biographical documentary tells a Faustian story of a woman whose hubris tempted her into a pursuit of power that destroyed her core values, and hurtled America into a perilous new direction. Dr Rice leads her own defense, through a series of candid interviews. We have exclusive interviews with her three most authoritative biographers: Marcus Mabry (Twice As Good); Glenn Kessler (The Confidante); and Antonia Felix (Condi). Supporters who defend her record include both Presidents Bush, Gary Hart, Oprah Winfrey, Brent Scowcroft and Henry Kissinger. Critics include Lawrence Wilkerson (Colin Powell’s Chief of Staff), George Tenet (CIA Director), Alan Gilbert (her former history teacher), Richard Clarke (Counter-terrorism chief), Richard Ben-Veniste (9/11 Commissioner), Spike Lee, Eleanor Clift (Newsweek Editor) and Sean Penn. The film’s most disturbing revelations center on Rice’s role as Chair of the group of ‘Principals’, whose role was to select and authorize torture techniques, which included water-boarding, fingernail extraction, and sleep deprivation. Condi signed off on the orders to the CIA with the words, ‘This is your Baby, go do it!’”
American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi is a hard-hitting documentary about Condoleezza Rice, an extraordinary but little-understood woman who rose from segregated Alabama to become the most powerful woman in the world. Incisive and shocking, this is the first retrospective film on the Bush Administration. It overturns the popular misconception of Rice as a yes-woman to President Bush to reveal her as his most enduring confidante – and thus responsible for much of the Bush legacy. This political, biographical documentary tells a Faustian story of a woman whose hubris tempted her into a pursuit of power that destroyed her core values, and hurtled America into a perilous new direction. Dr Rice leads her own defense, through a series of candid interviews. We have exclusive interviews with her three most authoritative biographers: Marcus Mabry (Twice As Good); Glenn Kessler (The Confidante); and Antonia Felix (Condi). Supporters who defend her record include both Presidents Bush, Gary Hart, Oprah Winfrey, Brent Scowcroft and Henry Kissinger. Critics include Lawrence Wilkerson (Colin Powell’s Chief of Staff), George Tenet (CIA Director), Alan Gilbert (her former history teacher), Richard Clarke (Counter-terrorism chief), Richard Ben-Veniste (9/11 Commissioner), Spike Lee, Eleanor Clift (Newsweek Editor) and Sean Penn. The film’s most disturbing revelations center on Rice’s role as Chair of the group of ‘Principals’, whose role was to select and authorize torture techniques, which included water-boarding, fingernail extraction, and sleep deprivation. Condi signed off on the orders to the CIA with the words, ‘This is your Baby, go do it!’”