You’ll never see Planned Parenthood, secular progressivism, or Margaret Sanger the same way again. This is a biblically anchored exposé on America’s moral unraveling.
Thanks to Renee Gordon at The Daily Wire for the pre-screen link.
Trailer for “The 1916 Project”
You Can’t Make This Sh*t Up
- Margaret Sanger opened the U.S.’s first illegal abortion and birth control clinic in 1916. That origin story is still scrubbed from most mainstream histories.
- Sanger’s writings were so unapologetically eugenicist that they reportedly impressed Hitler. The doc doesn’t soft-pedal it—this claim is front and center.
- Planned Parenthood now receives $600M+ annually in taxpayer money. The film calls it the “linchpin” of a system built on death, not healthcare.
Watch “The 1916 Project”
Streaming: Not yet on major platforms. You can attend a church screening or host one here.
Ratings:
- My Rating: 90/100
- IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Ratings: not yet rated
Director’s Note: Seth Gruber, founder of The White Rose Resistance, leads this project with a clear theological mission: to dismantle the lies propping up modern abortion culture and reawaken the American church to its spiritual duty.
If you’re expecting a neutral policy doc, this isn’t that.
It’s unapologetically Christian, countercultural, and designed to stir repentance and resolve.
Release Date: Fall 2024 – Now screening in churches. Nationwide rollout to follow.
My Review of “The 1916 Project”
The Setup
This isn’t a single-subject abortion doc. It’s a full timeline of moral collapse: starting in 1916, running through the eugenics movement, and landing squarely in the middle of today’s trans drug battles, critical theory, Marxism, and more. The thread? Dehumanization—one idea at a time.
The film asks: how did we get here? The answer, it claims, lies in academia, courts, cultural silence—and a faith community that checked out.
More Highlights from the Doc
- Sanger’s deep ties to the eugenics movement are laid out clearly—with primary quotes, not just commentary. She advocated for sterilization of the “unfit” and racial targeting in reproductive policy.
- Church inaction is not spared. Pastors and theologians in the doc argue that moral neutrality has paved the way for cultural decline.
- The film connects modern abortion access to state funding, corporate support, and activist media. The spiritual battle is presented as just as urgent as the political one.
- One father—wearing a BLM shirt—confronts a Black pro-lifer, accusing him of “fighting a white man’s issue.” What follows is one of the doc’s most tense and powerful exchanges.
Lesser-Known Details from the Doc
- The title “1916” is no accident. It’s the year Sanger’s first clinic opened—but also the starting line for what the doc calls “America’s culture of death.”
- The White Rose Resistance name is inspired by WWII German students who risked death to speak truth under Nazi rule. The film argues today’s church must reclaim that spirit.
- The film claims that despite distancing from Sanger publicly, Planned Parenthood has never formally denounced her views—and continues to implement disproportionately racial policies.
Wrap Up
“The 1916 Project” challenges abortion and silence. It’s the kind of doc that sparks repentance, not just retweets. As always, this review doesn’t imply endorsement—just documentation. I cover all sides here, especially when a doc is making noise or moving the needle in certain communities.
Thanks for reading!
Heather Fenty, Guest Writer, Daily Doc