NEW: Anti-Communist Film Festival Arrives at Perfect Time
'Live of Others' gives frightening context to Left's embrace of socialism, Mamdani
Few people know the power of pop culture as well as Mark Judge.
The indefatigable journalist has been covering the arts for decades. His work explores the intersection between art and politics, pushing past “hot takes” and knee-jerk criticism. He continues the Andrew Breitbart legacy, providing the heartland with a forum for exploring the arts.
He also got dragged into one of the most jaw-dropping scandals of the modern era – the Brett Kavanaugh hearings. He’s written about that personal nightmare via “The Devil’s Triangle: Mark Judge vs. the New American Stasi.”
Now, he’s leading the charge to create a one-of-a-kind film festival that couldn’t be more urgently needed.
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— Mark Judge (@markgjudge) August 12, 2025
Socialism is on the rise, courtesy of today’s Democratic Party. Look no further than Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in New York City’s mayoral race. Party officials are rushing to kiss Mamdani’s ring.
That’s no accident.
Enter Judge’s Anti-Communist Film Festival. The 2026 event will let DC-area residents see what happens when the far-Left ideology holds sway over the populace.
It’s not pretty.
And while there are key differences between socialism and communism, both assail Western capitalism, boost Big Government and too often lead to hardship and chaos. Just ask any historian worth his or her salt.
That’s where Hollywood enters the frame. Not often enough, alas.
The 2006 modern classic “The Lives of Others” may be the finest film to cover Communism in its ugliest form. The story follows a Stasi officer (Ulrich Mühe) who spies on a playwright (Sebastian Koch) and his lover (Martina Gedeck) only to develop conflicted feelings about the assignment.
It’s part of the festival lineup.
Judge notes other possible selections include the 1951 thriller “I Was a Communist for the FBI” starring Frank Lovejoy and 1952’s “My Son John” with Helen Hayes and Van Heflin. Both films hit theaters during the McCarthy era.
The current GoFundMe campaign allows Judge to rent a theater for a week next Fall and cover licensing fees for the selected films.
Judge shares a personal note about the festival on the GoFundMe page.
Conservatives have been complaining about Hollywood for decades, yet the right has struggled, through lack of will or lack of money, to make movies promoting freedom and revealing the evils of socialism. The answer? Hold an anti-Communist film festival.
He’s right. Now, will enough conservatives pony up for the cause?
UPDATE: Here is the festival’s official list of movies:
- “The Lives of Others”
- “My Son John”
- “The Year of Living Dangerously”
- “Red Dawn” (1984)
- “I Was a Communist for the FBI”
- “Freedom’s Fury”
- “Dreaming Against the World”
- “I Married a Communist”
- “America, Invaded”
- “Dr. Zhivago”