In Flight We Trust: An American Exodus

The trailer for an upcoming documentary, directed by Ron Podmore and written by Joni Vasquez, Pierre Ferguson and Rie Sasafu, set for a theatrical release in the U.S. during the end of summer 2026.

The overall impression is that for many life is currently not easy in the United States of America.

Filmed over the course of a year, this film examines the financial difficulties that American citizens are facing today and it does so by documenting three simple families who live in the U.S. and disclosing the struggles and frustrations that they deal with while living in a country where it has become difficult for them to have a comfortable life and have therefore decided to relocate to another country.

From what the less-than-two-minute trailer reveals, the reasons that these families (and many other people) have given up on building a life in the States, are motivated by reasons involving healthcare and financial instability and some of the resulting problems are costly healthcare and inability to secure work.

Although serious issues are clearly being addressed, it is evident that the tone will be (at least at times) humorous, with a voice-over that sounds childish and a soundtrack consisting of amusing songs.

The general impression is that this is going to be a feature-length documentary that aims to examine the economy of the United States, which appears to be crumbling and it does so by adding some comedy. It appears to be painting a negative image of life in contemporary United States, indicating that it is a country that is failing its citizens.

It will probably be intriguing to find out what this film has to say, although its contents might worry those who are planning to move to the U.S.