HUSH HUSH

Is Hollywood Burying A24’s Jan. 6 Documentary?

Some of those featured in the film think the absence of promotion is political.

A documentary about the Jan. 6 insurrection opened to thunderous applause at its D.C. screening last week, but it’s had almost no promotion to the public, raising questions about whether Hollywood is trying to keep the film under the radar. The Sixth follows not the insurrectionists but a handful of people who work around the Capitol and attempted to hang on to order that day. As the possibility of a second Trump term nears, some of those involved suspect politics is behind its release with little fanfare. The Sixth is mysteriously absent from A24’s website and social media channels, despite being made by award-winning filmmakers with a budget likely in the millions. Plans for streaming changed last-minute—the film is now available for a fee, diminishing the number of people who will see it. “I don’t know exactly what is behind the sudden reticence of showing and promoting the film,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) told Politico’s Michael Schaffer. “I think it would absolutely sweep the country if it were made available to the public easily.”