Four Years Embedded With the Alt-Right
What I learned about the seductive power of hate from making the documentary <em>White Noise</em>
Editor’s Note: The Atlantic’s film, White Noise, premieres on October 21 on U.S. streaming platforms. Find more information here.
White nationalists have always been able to find one another in America, but the recent resurgence of the white-nationalist movement—and the extent to which its ideas have seeped into the mainstream alongside Donald Trump’s political ascent—is stunning.
In November 2016, I captured footage of in celebration of his presidential victory, a moment that became an explosive story in the days that followed, and set the tone for the Trump presidency. In the