Martin Gurri

A documentary revealing why America's school closures lasted longer than almost any other nation. Framed as a forensic analysis of what happened to children during school closures, it blends director Natalya Murakhver's perspective as a Soviet immigrant with voices of children and families nationwide, exposing devastating learning loss, mental health crises, and inequality.

Trust Us explores America's history of detrimental expert rule. COVID is not the first time the US government has allowed non-elected officials to regulate and implement restrictions that affect the freedoms and wellbeing of the American people.