This intriguing film is a mockumentary in the style of a BBC documentary of America, only if the Confederates had won the Civil War and slavery had never been abolished. The film follows the fictional events chronologically, starting with the Union’s loss in the Civil War (Renamed the “War of Northern Aggression”), after which Abraham Lincoln was banished to Canada and other abolitionists were executed.
The country changed their flag from stars and stripes to the Confederate flag and the national anthem was changed to Dixie. America then became highly imperialistic, claiming nearly all of the Western Hemisphere and enslaving other races as well. They still fight Japan in World War II but are friendly with the Nazis and engage in a Cold War with Canada, which has become the pop culture center of the world.
The Confederate States of America is obviously satirical but nonetheless much of the content is disturbing. The exaggerated racism and white male supremacy is both a joke and a real exploration of the still present condition of racial tensions in America. It also lampoons several other moments in American history from Pearl Harbor to the assassination of JFK.
Many have found the film to be quite irreverent and offensive but it is only through these types of jokes that this story could be told entertainingly. Although the production of the film leaves something to be desired, The Confederate States of America is a devilishly clever entry into the mockumentary genre.