Advanced Screening of War Game

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Session Description

This session is a screening of the documentary, War Game, a real-life political thriller set on January 6, 2025, War Game imagines a nation-wide insurrection in which members of the US military defect to support the losing Presidential candidate, while the winning candidate and his advisors—played by an all-star roster of senior officials from the last five administrations—war games the crisis in the White House situation room. They have 6 hours to save democracy as the country teeters on the brink of civil war. This film is directed by award-winning filmmakers Jesse Moss (Girls State, Boys State) and Tony Gerber (Jane).

Content warning: This film contains intense and realistic portrayals of the January 6th events, including violence, unrest, and disturbing imagery. Viewer discretion is strongly advised due to potentially distressing scenes.

Immediately following the War Game screening, a panel will debrief the documentary alongside film cast members and political science educators using a facilitated discussion format and audience Q&A. Please note: the Q&A panel will be held next door. Please see the program listing for the 2pm panel titled "Q&A Panel on Teaching War Game" for details.

Sponsored by APSA's Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession. The committee will have its annual business meeting on September 17 at 12pmET on Zoom. This meeting is open to any interested attendees. Please register to attend the virtual meeting: https://tinyurl.com/ybzr2bta or email grad@apsanet.org.

Sub Unit

• APSA Meetings and Receptions

Chairs

• Salah Ben Hammou Rice University

• Devon Kyla Cantwell-Chavez University of Ottawa

Presenters

• Laura Uribe University of California San Diego

• Kelsey E Osborne-Garth Michigan State University

• Andrew McWard Denison University

• Ankushi Mitra