OndigitalthisOctober.OnJanuary20th,2020theUSandSouthKoreabothdiscoveredtheirfirstcasesofCOVID-19.However,9monthslater,thenovelCoronavirushasclaimedthelivesofover200,000Americansandcausedstaggeringeconomicdamage,whileinSouthKorea,therewerenosignificantlockdownsand,inanurbanizedpopulationof51million,only344liveshavebeenlost.Wheredidwegowrong?Asthepresidentialelectionnears,Americansareincreasinglyenragedbyalackofclearleadership,endemicpoliticalcorruptionandlefttowonderhowdidthewealthiestandmostpowerfulcountryintheworldmanagetofailsothoroughlyinitsresponsetoaglobalpandemic?AcademyAward-winningfilmmakerAlexGibney,directingwithOpheliaHarutyunyanandSuzanneHillinger,interrogatesthisquestionanditsdevastatingimplicationsinTotallyUnderControl.Withdamningtestimonyfrompublichealthofficialsandhardinvestigativereporting,Gibneyexposesasystem-widecollapsecausedbyaprofoundderelictionofPresidentialleadership.Itwillbeagenerationbeforeweknowthefullextentofthedamagewroughtbythispandemic,butTotallyUnderControlwillstandasthedefinitiveaccountoftheTrumpadministration’sincompetence,corruptionanddenialinthefaceofthisglobalpandemic.
