Occupy Unmasked

Occupy Unmasked is a 2012 American documentary film directed by Steve Bannon and produced by David Bossie, which is critical of the Occupy movement and was produced by Citizens United Productions.

Occupy Unmasked
Directed by	Steve Bannon
Written by	Steve Bannon
Produced by	David Bossie
Starring	Andrew Breitbart Brandon Darby David Horowitz Lee Stranahan
Cinematography	Kasey Kirby
Edited by	Kasey Kirby
Music by	David Cebert
Production company	Citizens United Productions
Distributed by	Magnolia Pictures
Release date	September 21, 2012 (2012-09-21)
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$40,952

The documentary was released in limited theaters on September 21, 2012, distributed by Mark Cuban's Magnolia Pictures. Cuban stated "I don't have any politics" and that his company released the documentary solely "because we believe there is an audience for it" before the 2012 U.S. Presidential election.^[1]

Synopsis

The film takes a critical look at the Occupy movement. Andrew Breitbart and producer Stephen Bannon contend that the Occupy movement is sinister, violent, and organized with the purpose of destroying American capitalism and tarnishing the image of New York entrepreneurs. The film also discusses allegations of rape, drug use, and property destruction at the Occupy encampments.^[2][3]

Reception

Writing in The Nation, Michael Tracey allows that it would be possible to sensibly criticize some aspects of the Occupy Movement, but nonetheless characterizes Occupy Unmasked as "total fantasy" and "a deranged hodge-podge of bizarre memes, wild dot-connecting and unadulterated fury."^[4] Reviews from right-leaning outlets were more positive, with Perry Chiaramonte of Fox News declaring that the "explosive" documentary raises many important questions about the roots and motivations of the Occupy movement, but fails to conclusively link the protests to the Obama administration.^[5]