Underplayed Gems

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America poster
Directed by
Kevin Willmott
Genre
mockumentary, comedy drama, black comedy film, alternate history film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 85 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This mockumentary imagines a world where the Confederacy won the Civil War. It mixes fake historical footage and ads to satirize how racism persisted in America. The film uses this alternate history to critique real world racial issues.

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What happens

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America is a 2004 American mockumentary film written and directed by Kevin Willmott. It is an account of an alternate history, in which the Confederacy wins the American Civil War and establishes a new Confederate States of America that incorporates the majority of the Western Hemisphere, including the former contiguous United States, the "Golden Circle", the Caribbean, and South America. Primarily detailing significant political and cultural events of Confederate history from its founding until the early 2000s, this viewpoint is used to satirize real issues and events, and to shed light on the continuing existence of racism against Black Americans. The film premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, and was released in the United States on February 15, 2006, by IFC Films. It received positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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