Maxim Pozdorovkin is an award-winning director and writer based in New York. Most recently, Maxim wrote and directed,The Conspiracy, an animated feature tracing the connection between conspiracy theories and antisemitism. Produced by Story Syndicate, the film stars Liev Schreiber, Lake Bell, Ben Shenkman and Jason Alexander. Hailed as “a terrifying work of science nonfiction,” The Truth About Killer Robots (HBOMax) premiered at the 2018 TIFF and has won multiple awards at festivals around the world. Our New President, made entirely of Russian propaganda covering the Trump presidency, premiered at Sundance 2018 where it won a Special Jury Award. Maxim’s other films include: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer(Emmy winner), The Notorious Mr. Bout (Sundance 2014), Clinica de Migrantes(HBOMAX). Maxim holds a PhD from Harvard University for a dissertation on early Soviet propaganda and is a frequent media commentator on Russian politics.
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