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Tuesday, December 8, 2026 6:30 PM ET · Washington, DC 50 days to go

Premiere on Capitol Hill

15 DAYS: How the Illusion of Consensus Closed America’s Schools

A screening of the film, then a keynote and a conversation about what the closures cost a generation of children.

Keynote addressDr. Jay BhattacharyaDirector, National Institutes of Health
  • In conversationSen. Ron JohnsonUnited States Senate
  • In conversationNatalya MurakhverDirector of 15 DAYS
  • ModeratorJan JekielekHost, American Thought Leaders

Congressional Auditorium, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DC. Free with RSVP.

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Listen before December 8

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya interviews Natalya Murakhver

The Illusion of Consensus, Episode 19: advocating for children’s health and livelihood during the pandemic. 64 minutes.

Or listen on The Illusion of Consensus or Spotify.

Also coming up

Oct 27

Brownstone Manhattan Supper Club

Natalya Murakhver asks what real accountability for the school closures looks like, and why free speech comes first. Dinner includes a segment of 15 DAYS.

Tuesday, 5:30 pm. Carmine’s, 2450 Broadway, New York. $85.

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Before Capitol Hill

Past screenings

Universities, theaters, libraries and community groups have hosted the film, often with the director and the people in it there to take questions.

The 15 DAYS team and cast at the New York premiere, holding the film's poster
Garrett Bam Morgan Jr. and Natalya Murakhver on stage for the post-screening panel in New York

New York premiere · November 17, 2025

Presented by the Manhattan Institute

A full house at LOOK Cinema on West 57th Street. After the film, John Tierney of City Journal led a panel with Dr. Kristen Walsh and Garrett “Bam” Morgan Jr., the student at the heart of 15 DAYS. A reception followed.

See the event
A packed ballroom watches 15 DAYS at the Teachers Summit in Dallas
Dallas, July 2026. Standing room only at the Teachers Summit.
The audience watches 15 DAYS at the New Canaan Playhouse
New Canaan, Connecticut, October 2025.
Natalya Murakhver and Stephanie Edmonds under the New Canaan Playhouse marquee
Director Natalya Murakhver and co-producer Stephanie Edmonds.

“15 DAYS documents the complete story of the school closures. It is important that parents, teachers, administrators, and students understand what happened so that the devastating failure does not happen again. How do I know it was a devastating failure? I saw that the students coming into Cornell post-lockdown were unprepared for college compared to previous classes.”

Randy Wayne, Cornell University
  1. Dec 8, 2026Washington, DCU.S. Capitol Visitor Center, with NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
  2. Oct 2026Burlington, VTUnited We Stand Media Fest
  3. Aug 2026OnlineFAIR Summer Film Series, with producer Eli Steele
  4. Jul 2026Dallas, TXTeachers Summit, standing room only
  5. Jun 2026ColoradoHosted by Moms for Liberty
  6. Mar 2026Ithaca, NYCornell University, with a director talkback
All 15 screenings
  1. Mar 2026Santa Clarita, CAHosted by Moms for Liberty, Los Angeles County
  2. Feb 2026Bucks County, PAHosted by Broad + Liberty
  3. Jan 2026Los Gatos, CACineLux theater, with a panel discussion
  4. Nov 2025New York, NYNew York premiere, presented by the Manhattan Institute
  5. Nov 2025Austin, TXTexas premiere
  6. Oct 2025New Canaan, CTNew Canaan Playhouse
  7. Oct 2025Orlando, FLHosted by Moms for Liberty
  8. Sep 2025OnlineFree premiere on X, seen more than one million times
  9. Jan 2025Los Angeles, CAWorld debut at the University of Southern California

A partial list. The film has also screened in Fairfax, Virginia, and at schools, churches and living rooms we have not listed. Hosted one? Tell us.

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