“Imprint” Tells A Haunting Story About Trump’s America

While taking a film class in the late 1970s, Professor Paul Rea introduced us to the celebrated short-film L’Empreinte (The Imprint). This roughly 7-minute movie presents a haunting, dystopian, story about social conditioning and conformity.

It is perfect for Trump 2.0 and shows how right-wing authoritarians are using the “unitary executive doctrine” as cover to divide America into two groups: those who rule, and those who are ruled.

L’Empreinte garnered a nomination for the César Award for Best Animated Short in 1977 and was screened at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and other major international festivals as well.

If you wish to learn more about the underpinning unconscious biases and other factors related to social conditioning, right-wing authoritarianism, and social dominance theory that drive politics, you can read about them in my book, The Architect: Authoritarianism, the Political Mind, and a Blueprint for a Better Democracy.

Please note: 100% of the book’s proceeds go to the Riverside County (CA) Democratic Party.