The Militiaman

For over ten years, a 48-year-old Iraq War veteran has commanded a troop of private militiamen and women who wear camouflage fatigue and wield AR-15 assault rifles at paramilitary maneuvers in the woods of rural Pennsylvania. Stockpiling food and ammo, the militia attend gun rights rallies and prepare for the day a catastrophe would happen. Now that a worldwide pandemic has hit, widespread protests are taking place across the country, and an upcoming election around the corner, the militia is back in the streets.

Screens live at 1:41 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12

Q&A with filmmakers to follow

Filmmaker

David Peter is a journalist and documentary filmmaker based in New York. He is a part-time graduate student at Columbia University’s School of Journalism and has a background in conflict, security, and development.