EXCLUSIVE : Oscar-nominated director Raoul Peck kicks off a five-city tour on Thursday for his latest film and awards contender Orwell: 2+2=5 , beginning with screenings and Q&As at New York’s IFC Center from this evening.

The documentary, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May and then played at Jerusalem and San Sebastian, goes on national release on October 10, care of Neon. The distributor has released a new clip which Deadline can reveal exclusively.

Prior to that and in unison with the wider release, Peck will also travel with the film to Washington, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and assist in a virtual Q&A after a screening in Chicago.

2+2=5 sees Peck revisit the work of George Orwell, one of the most radical and visionary authors of the 20th Century, whose 1

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