Meme Ranch presents Post-Democracy Days, a 2026 American documentary film directed by Stephen Joshua Martinez and executive produced by XVALA.

The film made its world premiere at the deadCenter Film Festival in Oklahoma City on June 13, 2026. Its attendance and premiere were covered by The Oklahoman newspaper and Reuters, along with an in-depth interview about the film on AOL News.

Post-Democracy Days is a riveting documentary that plunges viewers into the chaotic heart of American politics during one of the most historic trials in modern U.S. history. Following Kaelan Deese, a young Oklahoma-born journalist covering Donald Trump’s 2024 criminal hush money trial in New York City, the film captures the spectacle, obsession, and human drama unfolding both inside and outside the courtroom. As Deese navigates the high-stakes world of courtroom access, line-sitters, protesters, and celebrity trial watchers, he befriends an eccentric cast of New York characters, including courtroom sketch artist Jessica Jarva and semi-homeless hustler John “Woods Boy” McIntosh, whose lives revolve around the trial circuit.

Blending direct-cinema observation with broader cultural commentary, Post-Democracy Days explores themes of media frenzy, political polarization, spectacle-driven justice, and the strange new rituals of a society grappling with its post-democratic identity. What makes this project truly unique is that it documents a possible Fourth Turning through the eyes of a zillennial while it is still unfolding: a raw generational witness account, not a retrospective interpretation. From raw clashes between protesters to moments of unexpected human connection, the film offers an unflinching, often humorous, and deeply revealing portrait of America at a pivotal inflection point.