Andrew Rakich

Andrew Rakich is an American YouTuber, activist, and filmmaker known for creating and hosting the YouTube channel Atun-Shei Films, which specializes in producing videos about the history of the United States. Among his most popular works is the 10-part history series "Checkmate, Lincolnites!," in which he debunks common Lost Cause myths about the Confederacy that originated following the American Civil War.
Rakich made his feature directorial debut in 2023 with the supernatural horror film The Sudbury Devil about a pair of puritan witch hunters investigating rumors of devil worship in 17th century New England; the film was praised by Giallo Julian of Dread Central, who described it as "beautifully shot, well-performed, suitably eerie, and appropriately grotesque." In 2025 Rakich announced he was in production on his sophomore feature, a docudrama entitled The Vampires of New Orleans.
Rakich practices veganism and has canvassed for the animal rights group Pro-Animal Future. His brother is Nathaniel Rakich, former senior editor at the political polling site FiveThirtyEight.