Guest on Charlie Kirk 11/19 Documentary Available

Captain Kirk: New Documentary Set for Release on November 19 Shows how a Young Leader Charted the Way Forward for the Next Generation

Joshua Philipp’s new documentary, Truth Under Fire: The Real Story of Charlie Kirk, will premiere on November 19, accompanied by a live special episode and audience Q&A. This film is not simply a biographical profile. It is an investigation into the machinery of influence in America today, and what happens when someone challenges it at scale.

For more than a decade, Charlie Kirk had been at the forefront of one of the most significant political and cultural realignments in the United States. Beginning with a handful of students and a conviction that college campuses were the next major battleground for the American future, Kirk built Turning Point USA into a national force that has shifted youth engagement, reshaped conservative activism, and confronted institutions that traditionally faced little opposition.

But influence does not grow without resistance. Philipp traces the organized pressure campaigns, targeted reputational attacks, and coordinated institutional responses that emerged as Kirk’s reach expanded. The documentary looks beyond the public controversies to examine the deeper strategic conflict: who controls cultural messaging, how public opinion is shaped, and why certain figures become flashpoints in the narrative war for America’s identity.

Across months of travel, interviews, and on-location filming, Philipp follows the evolution of a movement that has forced the national conversation to acknowledge what many institutions had attempted to ignore. The documentary focuses on how the fight for influence now occurs across multiple fronts—education, media, digital platforms, grassroots organization, and the shaping of generational norms and expectations. It raises the question of why some voices are elevated and others face relentless suppression—and what that struggle reveals about the current moment.

Truth Under Fire arrives at a time when the boundaries of acceptable thought are narrowing, public trust in major institutions is eroding, and independent voices are facing unprecedented scrutiny. This is a documentary about Charlie Kirk, yes—but it is also about the conflict between centralized narrative power and the rising movement that refuses to surrender its place in public life.

The release date carries added resonance, even if only coincidentally. November 19 comes just days before the anniversary of the JFK assassination—a reminder of how battles over truth, power, and narrative control have shaped American history before.

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In the video below, Joshua teases the new film (already queued up):

OPTIONAL Q&A:

What does this documentary reveal about the strategic efforts used to marginalize or delegitimize certain public figures?
How did your global filming process shape the narrative you ultimately presented?
What surprised you most about the internal dynamics and growth of Turning Point USA?
How does the documentary illustrate the broader cultural battle happening on campuses and in youth movements today?
What patterns did you identify in the institutional or media pushback against Charlie Kirk’s influence?
How should audiences interpret the timing of the film’s release and its relevance to current national tensions?
In what ways does the film challenge viewers to reconsider who controls political and cultural narratives in America?
What is the significance of the release coming days before the anniversary of the JFK assassination?

ABOUT JOSHUA PHILIPP…

Joshua Philipp is an award-winning journalist and Senior Investigative Reporter at The Epoch Times. He is the host of ‘Crossroads,’ a news and analysis program on EpochTV. His works have included breakthrough investigations into the origins of Covid-19 and the Wuhan laboratory in the early days of the pandemic. He spearheaded the first documentary on the lab leak origins of the COVID-19 virus, released in April 2020. This groundbreaking documentary garnered over 75 million views, and while many tried to label it misinformation, its findings have since been vindicated by the White House and US intelligence agencies.

EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM JOSHUA PHILIPP

Joshua Philipp, senior investigative reporter at The Epoch Times and a recognized China expert, has mapped out these networks during his 15-plus years of research into the CCP. He provides a deeper context on the CCP’s attempts to subvert the systems and institutions in the United States. As the Chinese regime states, they aim to “strangle you with your own systems,” and that tactic is playing out across key industries and institutions in the US.

Josh is also a leading expert on Chinese unconventional warfare and United Front operations, which he has investigated and exposed since 2008. His 15-plus years of research and investigations on the Chinese Communist Party, subversion, human rights abuses and related topics give him unique insight into the global threat and political landscape.

DOCUMENTARIES/SERIES

• Tracking Down the Origin of the Wuhan Coronavirus

• The Final War: The 100-Year Plot to Defeat America

NOTABLE APPEARANCES

• The National Press Club

• Harvard University

• CPAC

• Turning Point USA

• Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News
• Steve Bannon’s War Room

• The U.S. Air Academy

CONTACT:

For further details or to arrange the interview, please contact Jerry McGlothlin at 919-437-0001 / Bookings@SeasonalLiving.com