The CONSPIRACISTs

A “Jan 6” insurrectionist takes a British filmmaker and an American researcher on a road trip and attempts to convert them to her world of conspiracy theories.

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Three women set off on a road trip across America. One of them is a MAGA supporter and conspiracy theorist. She has just been sentenced to 30 months in prison for her role in the storming of The US Capitol. They meet other “patriots” along the way and as the journey unfolds she leads her travel companions deeper into her labyrinth of conspiracy, determined to open their eyes to what she sees as the real truth. By the trip’s end will she have converted them to her “5D world”?

The film won the award for “Best Feature Documentary” at The Miami Women Film Festival and an “Exceptional Merit” award at Documentaries Without Borders.

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The Accompanying Book

Noelle Cook’s book, The Conspiracists Women, Extremism and the Lure of Belonging is available now!  Find out more here

The Soundtrack

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“The Conspiracists is astounding in its scope and depth. The filmmakers pull off an incredibly difficult feat of representation: humanizing their subjects and helping us maintain empathy for them, while also holding onto clarity and truth and fact..”
Valerie Weaver-ZercherEditor at Broadleaf Books
The Conspiracists spotlights the important role of women and care-givers caught in a dystopian and devastating conspiracist world view - a deeply disturbing film (with laugh out loud moments including some great deadpan closing captions) and the UK is not exempt from these extreme and outlandish beliefs - I know people who share many of these views expressed in this film. It takes us to the natural extension of a world where trust in governments has been squandered by our routine acceptance of small and large lies in a post ‘facts’ world and shows the importance of holding people in power to a higher standard of truth and real consequences for those that abuse it.
Michelle SingletonUNISON
“As a former unapologetic Trump supporter, and MAGA activist and pundit, the stories in "The Conspiracists" resonate deeply with me; the women, relatable. Their experiences are cautionary tales, about the strongholds of conspiracy theories, and how true believers find purpose and community in them. The filmmakers' approach to the film respects the humanity of the women, and empathizes with them, rather than caricaturing them.”
Rich LogisFounder/Executive Director of Leaving MAGA
"You've taken an issue that's very polarised, often presented in black & white terms and taken us into a grey area where we feel the conflict between the humanity of these women and what it is they stand for"
Dr Stephanie Coen Ph.D
"The film exposes a world of truly strange beliefs that, until recently, were considered fringe. In the midst of these strange belief systems, it becomes easy to forget that the virus of conspiracy theories often burn through their hosts. This film shows us an intimate portrait of the people afflicted by these destructive beliefs."
Stephanie KemmererFormer conspiracy theorist, freelance journalist, and founder of Discussing Unusual Beliefs Together (DOUBT)
"They speak with such certainty that it’s clear they are in a trance"
Lenny PoznerFather of a Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim, Noah Pozner. Founder of the HONR Network
“As a former Conspiracy Theorist who supported many of the same ideas as the women featured in this film, The Conspiracists deeply resonates with me. The filmmakers embody the necessary empathy and compassion that anyone who has fallen into the rabbit hole needs in order to pull themselves out, and to come back to reality. This film shines a light on how far conspiracy theories can unravel one’s life and send a person down a destructive path.”
Erica RoachFormer QAnon Conspiracy Theorist
This film is absolutely amazing. In an era of "conspiracy theory porn" this film shines by the director's self-reflection towards the end of the movie. Unlike others who seemingly laugh at their subjects as they film, you could tell the filmmaker/ethnographer had used the most valuable tool in the ethnographer's tool kit--empathy, a trait we could all do well to have more in as we try to heal our fractured democracy.
Chris ConnorAssistant Professor of Sociology, University of Missouri, Columbia
“Making this film blew my mind. Some moments still make me laugh out loud — but then reality hits: we are in a very dark place when large parts of society become untethered from truth. Conspiracy theories don’t just spread misinformation; they polarise us, radicalise us, and make us easy prey for those who profit from chaos."
Liz SmithDirector, The Conspiracists

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