Crossing The American Crises: From Collapse To Action

Description

On 15 September 2008, the US fell into the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The same day, we set out on a trip around the country to ask the American people what they had to say about it. In 2010, we went back to see how things had changed. The financial forecasters say the recession is over, but the reality is otherwise. Their stories reveal desperation, indignation, hope, dreams and a disastrous economic breakdown; chaos generated by a system of inequality.

Silvia Leindecker is a Brazilian documentary filmmaker who has worked for the Spanish news agency EFE. Michael Fox is a freelance journalist, reporter, and documentary filmmaker based in South America. He is the coauthor of Venezuela Speaks!: Voices from the Grassroots. They are the codirectors of the documentary, Beyond Elections: Redefining Democracy in the Americas.

The filmmakers traveled all over the U.S. interviewing the real impact of the economic crash and how it has impacted working class people. The stories and images are powerful. --Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy, www.griid.org This documentary is a powerful reminder of the countless social movements working each day to transform this country, from the fields of Oklahoma to the streets of New Orleans. --www.truth-out.org