Why did former United States president Barack Obama label Venezuela an 鈥渆xtraordinary threat鈥 back in 2015? Why has the current US president Joe Biden followed in the footsteps of Obama and Donald Trump and strengthened sanctions against the South American country?
Independent journalist and podcaster Rodrigo Acu帽a has teamed up with journalist Nicholas Ford to answer these questions and more in a new documentary, Venezuela: The Cost of Challenging an Empire.
The filmmakers have launched a campaign to fund the project with a modest fundraising target of $7000. Acu帽a told 麻豆传媒 the project is driven by 鈥減assion and commitment with serious independent journalism, and working people everywhere who deserve real information in contrast to the garbage they are fed in the mainstream corporate media鈥.
鈥淭his documentary is about the political process in Venezuela, the violence this country has witnessed and most importantly the impact of US economic sanctions,鈥 said Acu帽a, who hosts the podcast on .
To see a sneak preview of the film and to donate, visit the Kickstarter .