Biography
Peter Hutchison is an award-winning filmmaker, NY Times Bestselling author, educator and activist.
He directed & produced Requiem for the American Dream: Noam Chomsky and the Principles of Concentration of Wealth and Power (Netflix), a NY Times Critics Pick and #1 selling doc on iTunes. The book version of the film was a NY Times Bestseller (Seven Stories Press).
The critically acclaimed Healing From Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation (2020, Freestyle Digital/MEF) has been described as a “raw masterpiece” – and examines the root causes of hate group activity through the bold work of former Skinheads & neo-Nazis, now engaged in de-radicalizing violent extremists, and transforming attitudes of intolerance.
Devil Put the Coal in the Ground, a holistic look at the ravages of extractive industry and corporate power in West Virginia, is slated for festival release in early 2022.
His longstanding commitment to issues around male identity has resulted in the films: You Throw Like A Girl: The Blind Spot of Masculinity (MEF), Angry White Men: Masculinity in the Age of Trump (Grasshopper), and The Man Card: White Male Identity Politics from Nixon to Trump (MEF).
He holds an M.S. in Counseling Psychology with a focus on Addictions and Systems Dynamics.