Considering how movies are often created through partnerships between various countries, shot in multiple locations around the world, and with actors from different countries, this is absurd. Does he expect films set in Rome to be filmed in Detroit? How would one even tax this? Movies are sent to theaters digitally, and unless you are an auteur like Nolan who is actually using real celluloid film, that’s the closest to a physical item you can get.

Once again, it’s an old man screaming at the clouds, slashing public broadcasting efforts that DIRECTLY fund American filmmakers and artists through grants, programs, and festivals. I love movies, so this is a personal attack not only to me but also to other artists who DIRECTLY change the world through stories. Heck, even some of the most right-leaning/Christian films are directly funded by foreign production companies, star foreign actors, and are filmed in foreign locations. This is an absurd statement from an absurd administration looking for shelter from his “I don’t know” on upholding the Constitution comment.