Michael Moore film to attack US government’s state of ‘infinite war’

It’s called Where to Invade Next and is, as Michael Moore said during a Q&A on Periscope, about “the issue of the United States in infinite war” and the constant quest for “the next enemy”. Where’s the next enemy, so we can keep this whole military industrial complex alive, and keep the companies that make a lot of money from this in business?

“I have always been a little bothered by that”.

The Toronto global Film Festival announced Tuesday that it would be hosting the world premiere of “Where to Invade Next” as part of its lineup in September.

“[The film has] a small crew because we have to be able to move at a moment’s notice, usually someone chasing us”, Moore said of the filming process, explaining that he and his crew worked to gather footage on three continents.

Watch Moore’s Periscope session below to hear him say more about the film, which he describes as “epic in nature”, and his filmmaking ideals at large, both for this project and his previous documentaries.

“Moore tells the Pentagon to “stand down” – he will do the invading for America from now on”, the TIFF description says.

“Humour is a great vehicle to make social commentary about things that are going on these days”, he said, echoing a speech he gave at Toronto last year in which he told documentary film-makers to be more entertaining. “I’ve cheapened my movie!'”. “We’ve been very diligent about keeping this under cover, and so now the secret is out – I’ve got a new movie”.

Moore said no one U.S. military adventure inspired Where to Invade Next. But I want you to have the best cinematic experience you could possibly have.

Tuesday’s announcement was the first Moore had made about the film, his first since 2009’s “Capitalism: A Love Story“.

A 2011 list compiled by Box Office Mojo lists “Fahrenheit 9/11”, “Sicko” and “Bowling For Columbine” in the top 11-grossing documentaries of all time, with “Fahrenheit” topping the list.