Behind the Scenes of Dismantling Democracy

Date: MARCH 2, 2021

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Written by:

Derek Dienner Derek Dienner

In the spring of 2019, MAKE/ landed our biggest project to date: A PBS docuseries about the state of democracy. One year later, right when we were on the verge of filming the final pieces, COVID-19 shut down Pennsylvania and our production came to a halt.

Watch as we navigated uncharted territory while hustling to meet our 2020 election deadline in this behind the scenes look at the making of Dismantling Democracy.

https://vimeo.com/518303804
Stream Dismantling Democracy on Amazon Prime Video.
Dismantling Democracy was produced by MAKE/FILMS in partnership with VPM and UVA Center for Politics.

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