Do Not Enter: The Visa War Against Ideas

The Patriot Act and increasing restrictions on freedom make this timeless documentary more relevant today. It is a thought-provoking and entertaining investigation of the profound effects of the 1952 McCarran Walter Act. The Patriot Act revived much of this McCarthy era law that had been used to bar 250,000 foreigners from the U.S. on political grounds. Intercutting historic footage to provide context, the filmmakers traveled to twelve countries to interview Nobel prize winners, a NATO general and others invited to participate in U.S. cultural activities, to learn why they had been denied U.S. visas and what they might have told us if allowed to enter the U.S.

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58 min.