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CORDERO MARINES, Liliana. Activism against Donald Trump: Ken Burns and Michael Moore in the trench of the American documentary. Convergencia [online]. 2020, vol.27, e13852.  Epub 17-Nov-2020. ISSN 2448-5799.  https://doi.org/10.29101/crcs.v27i0.13852.

Understanding the documentary as a tool that acquires an active role in the construction of political identities, shaping the history of communities, the goal is to analyze documentaries of two American filmmakers —Michael Moore and Ken Burns— and the relation Donald Trump’s candidacy and presidential management. By means of a qualitative interpretive methodology, it is discovered that the directors and their respective documentaries —Michael Moore in Trumpland (2016), Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) and The Central Park Five (2012)—, participate in the current national debate. Concurring in a context they find dangerous and urgent, despite their profound differences and stark contrasts. It is concluded that in the United States, for nine decades, the documentary remains a necessary tool for dissent, opening discussions on issues that are considered of national relevance.

Palavras-chave : documentary; political reshape; Donald Trump; dissent; national debate.