
2026 · Winfried Oelsner · 1 season
A History of the American Mindset
250 years on from the country’s Declaration of Independence, the image of the United States has become tarnished. By drawing parallels between cowboys and populism, Thanksgiving and Charlie Kirk, this documentary demonstrates that Trump’s politics differ from those of his predecessors and are not in line with the values upon which the history of the American nation was founded.
Tom VogtSelf - Narrator (voice)
Heike PaulSelf - Interviewee
Elisabeth AnkerSelf - Interviewee
Volker DepkatSelf - IntervieweeMichael HochgeschwenderSelf - Interviewee
Nikole Hannah-JonesSelf - IntervieweeJessica Gienow-HechtSelf - IntervieweeMelani McAlisterSelf - IntervieweeKhalil Gibran MuhammadSelf - IntervieweeMichaela HampfSelf - IntervieweeJasper TrautschSelf - IntervieweeMax Paul FriedmanSelf - Interviewee
Donald TrumpSelf (archive footage)
Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)
George W. BushSelf (archive footage)