Peter Hutchison
Filmmaker & Impact Producer, The Cure for Hate Films
2023, 2024
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.
At the Summit
The Summit was more than empty words – it made clear that a solution-driven approach is the only way to fight hate. That’s why the working group activities, which are results driven are going to be critical in defeating violent extremism. The Summit brought together the best minds in government, private sector, academia, and civil society. Being surrounded by these experts sparked new ideas – some of which I’ve already implemented or have written about.
