[5] Also in 2012, Premo was an organizer in New York for Occupy Our Homes, which protested at housing auctions to support those affected by a foreclosure crisis during that era.

[6] In March 2013, Premo was found not guilty in the first jury trial stemming from an Occupy Wall Street protest.

The defense located a video taken by freelancer Jon Gerberg which contradicted the sworn testimony, instead showing officers "tackling [Premo] as he attempted to get back on his feet."

One author wrote that "information provided by the NYPD in the trial was fabricated to such a degree that the allegations made by the police officers have turned out to be quite literally the opposite of what actually happened.

[9] The film had its U.S broadcast premiere on PBS by POV[10] In 2024, Premo directed and produced Homegrown, a documentary focusing on three right-wing activists, members of Proud Boys living in different parts of America, and their involvement in the Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign up to their involvement in the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.