The House I Live In
Sundance and Peabody Award Winning - War on Drugs Documentary
Over forty years, the War on Drugs has accounted for more than 45 million arrests, made America the world’s largest jailer, and damaged poor communities at home and abroad. Yet for all that, drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever before. As America remains embroiled in conflict overseas, a less visible war is taking place at home, costing countless lives, destroying families, and inflicting untold damage on future generations of Americans through mass incarceration.
Role: Outreach Coordinator, Curriculum Developer
Top Official Film Festivals: Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winning Documentary, Silverdocs Film Festival, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, Peabody Award, BritDoc Award for Documentary that changed the World
The House I Live In is now available in most major territories worldwide via Netflix.
In our first episode, Gonzo decides to exploit the fear and loathing surrounding the chaos of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and criminal convictions in New York City, discovering a moral conundrum between media, politics, and the American Dream.
Gonzo hustles to get the inside scoop and the perfect sensational content: talking to everyday New Yorkers about their fears; interviewing Councilman Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated 5, who sues Trump for lies during the presidential debates; even hiring ex-Congressman George Santos, who faces multiple criminal convictions, to do his bidding as GONZOVISION’s political correspondent on Halloween, days before the election.
After Trump wins, Gonzo reports at the president-elect’s criminal sentencing in New York City, and discovers just how powerful the fear and loathing is, as George faces his fate… but is ultimately freed from prison by President Trump, and shares his Gonzo reporting on Halloween in 2025, teasing the next episode.
