Interweaving archival footage from various adaptations of the novel with contemporary news and documentary material, Academy Award nominee Raoul Peck (ERNEST COLE: LOST AND FOUND, CIFF 2024; SILVER DOLLAR ROAD, CIFF 2023; I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO) delves into Orwell’s final months and visionary works to explore the origins of the vital and troubling concepts he revealed in his dystopian masterpiece, 1984.

Doublethink, Thoughtcrime, Newspeak, and the omnipresent specter of Big Brother—ORWELL: 2+2=5 uncovers the disturbing sociopolitical truths that resonate ever more powerfully amid the global rise of authoritarianism today.