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A24 Insurrection Documentary Loses Streaming Release

A24 Insurrection documentary, 'The Sixth', rolls back plans to stream on Amazon's Prime Video.

These are the words of Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, featured in a trailer for the A24 documentary film “The Sixth, ” a portrait of public service that features interviews with Raskin, a photographer, a Hill aide, and three police officers, all of whom, had their lives changed by the violent Capitol assault on January 6, 2021. This all to say, Fine and Nix are highly regarded in their field and yet their most recent and vital work, a film that tracks the insurrection through the eyes of public servants who lived through it despite the mob’s intentions, may not be getting the rollout it deserves. With the recent critical and box-office success of A24’s “Civil War” — a film that does everything it can to avoid politics in favor of capturing chaos — it’s curious that this frugal and seemingly apolitical company is willing to pull back on marketing and releasing what could be an important document to the nation, especially at a time when insurrectionists are now being praised at rallies around the country.

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