Peter Hutchison
Director, Writer, Producer
2023
Peter Hutchison is an award-winning filmmaker, NYT bestselling author, educator & activist.
His films include “Requiem for the American Dream: Featuring Noam Chomsky” (Netflix, Amazon Prime) – a NY Times Critics Pick & #1 selling doc on iTunes – the companion piece book a NY Times Bestseller.
The recent “Healing From Hate” (Amazon Prime/MEF) – an exploration of hate group activity as seen through the lens of masculinity – has been described as a “raw masterpiece”. “Devil Put the Coal in the Ground”, a holistic look at the ravages of extractive industry and corporate power in West Virginia, has garnered 6 festival Best Feature awards and is slated for Fall 2023 release (Grasshopper Films).
His longstanding commitment to issues around male identity has resulted in the films “You Throw Like A Girl: The Blind Spot of Masculinity” (MEF), “Angry White Men: Masculinity in the Age of Trump” (Grasshopper), and “The Man Card: White Male Identity Politics from Nixon to Trump” (MEF).
In addition to directing, he has produced several feature documentaries including “What Would Jesus Buy?”, “Awake Zion”, “Egypt, A Love Song”, “SPLIT: A Divided America”, “SPLIT: A Deeper Divide”, and the forthcoming “The Town That Shot the Sheriff”.
His new book “The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism” – in collaboration with George Monbiot – is being published by Penguin Books spring 2024. He holds an M.S. in Counseling Psychology/Systems Dynamics.
The inaugural Eradicate Hate Summit was a truly impressive gathering of leaders dedicated to finding lasting and effective solutions to violent extremism. I was particularly moved by the prominence given to survivors and family members of victims of hate and violence throughout the event. Their stories and those of so many others must be at the center of what we do and why we do it.
