2012
58 min (full-length version); 57 min (abridged version)
1-932869-71-9
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English
American Autumn
An Occupy Wall Street Documentary
Synopsis
Imagine that a single voice carries as much weight as the CEO of Goldman Sachs.
In this gripping first-hand account of the Occupy Wall Street movement, filmmaker and former high school teacher Dennis Trainor Jr. takes an inside look at how a New York-based protest against corporate greed and economic inequality in the autumn of 2011 sparked a full-scale street revolution that continues to send shock waves through the American political system.
Trainor weaves commentary from organizers, activists, and leading progressive thinkers with riveting street-level dispatches from New York's Zuccotti Park, Washington DC, and beyond. The result is a passionate and clear-eyed look at a movement founded on the core belief that the American political and economic system should "place human need above corporate greed" and do something about growing inequality.
Narrated by Trainor, the documentary features filmmaker Michael Moore, Dr. Cornel West, comic/author/activist Lee Camp, journalists Nathan Schneider (Harper's, The Nation), Naomi Klein (The Nation) and more.
Includes two versions of the film: a full length version (58 minutes) and an edited version (57 minutes).
Release Date:2012
Duration:58 min (full-length version); 57 min (abridged version)
ISBN:1-932869-71-9
Subtitles:English
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Praise
"This is not amateur hour. This is a movie as well made as any Hollywood blockbuster."
- MichaelMoore.com
"(American Autumn) is calm and smart, offsetting its stridency with discussion, music, even humor, while issuing a call to arms."
- New York Times
"American Autumn is a provocative social critique and relentless piece of engaged journalism. Up against institutionalized corporate greed, Dennis Trainor's documentary doubles down on the vision of an equitable economy; he demands you pick a side."
- Matthew Bolton
Assistant Professor of Political Science at Pace University New York and Co-editor of Occupying Political Science: The Occupy Wall Street Movement from New York to the World
Assistant Professor of Political Science at Pace University New York and Co-editor of Occupying Political Science: The Occupy Wall Street Movement from New York to the World