Against All Enemies

Overview

Why would U.S. military veterans take up arms against the country they swore an oath to protect? Through gripping personal perspectives from all sides of this ongoing crisis, Against All Enemies goes deep inside the violent extremist movement in America, alongside the Proud Boys, 3 Percenters, and with never-before-seen footage of the Oath Keepers. 

This captivating documentary explores the historical roots of insurrectionism, its conspiracy-fueled draw for veterans, and the top-cover coming from powerful politicians and highly decorated former military officers. Against All Enemies is both a warning about an existential threat to democracy and a beacon for those hoping to combat it.

“Against All Enemies is powerful and heart wrenching…  a vital reminder of our responsibility to safeguard our democratic systems,” The Los Angeles Times

Director Charlie Sadoff, Film subject and Former Congressman and J6 Committee Senior Technical Advisor Denver Riggleman, and American University Professor and Director of Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) Cynthia Miller-Idriss will be in attendance for a post-screening conversation.

A complimentary glass of wine will be provided with each ticket purchase

About the Panelists

Charlie Sadoff is a producer, director and editor whose most recent film Against All Enemies premiered to critical acclaim at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. Documentaries he has produced include For Our Daughters, The Mind of Mark Defriest which premiered at Hot Docs and aired on Showtime, Dream Riders (Sheffield Doc Fest, Discovery), the 10 part series The Rites of Autumn for ESPN and multiple docs for History and CBS Sports.

Charlie seeks projects that can help affect meaningful change and Cut Poison Burn (Mill Valley) and The Harvest (IDFA, Epix) from executive producers Eva Longoria and Academy Award winners Shine Global both screened on Capitol Hill as part of efforts to move legislation. The Definition of Insanity, which he wrote and produced for PBS in 2020 is currently being used to help cities around the world change the way people with mental illness interact with the criminal justice system.

Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss is a Professor in the School of Public Affairs and in the School of Education at the American University in Washington, DC, where she is also the founding director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL). She is a Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Entrepreneur and recently served as the inaugural creative lead for the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s residency program on social cohesion in Berlin, Germany.

She is the author, co-author, or co-editor of seven books, including Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism (Princeton University Press, forthcoming in 2025) and Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right (Princeton University Press, 2022). Dr. Miller-Idriss writes frequently for mainstream audiences, as an opinion columnist for MSNBC and in other recent by-lines in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, The Washington Post, Politico, USA Today, The Boston Globe, and more.

Denver Riggleman has spent over two decades as an intelligence officer, NSA adviser, and successful CEO of support companies for the Department of Defense. A veteran of multiple worldwide military operations, he served with honor in the U.S. Air Force for nine active-duty years. Riggleman served as congressman for Virginia’s Fifth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019–2021. A few months after leaving office, he became the senior technical advisor for the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. In addition to his work in politics and intelligence, Riggleman is co-owner of the award-winning Silverback Distillery and the New York Times bestselling author of THE BREACH – The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th. He lives in Virginia with his wife and family.