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1) Radiant city
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Surrealist filmmaker Gary Burns (Waydowntown, A problem with fear) joins journalist Jim Brown on an outing to the burbs. Amidst the fresh foundations of monster homes, the two explore the dark side of suburbia and create a provocative reflection on why we live the way we do. Playing off sitcoms and reality TV, Burns and Brown turn the documentary genre inside out, crafting a vivid account of life in The late suburban age.
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Blocks away from the Capitol and White House stands a tiny storefront church, endeavoring to combat the street violence, unemployment, and homelessness that threaten American families living in poverty. Over the course of a year, this feature-length documentary follows four church members as they work to fulfill their dreams for a better life.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The American dream of owning a house with a white picket fence goes head to head with environmental sustainability in this urgent, beautifully crafted documentary. When an ambitious real estate developer sets out to transform thousands of acres of pristine hill country around Austin, Texas into a suburban development, threatening a nearby natural spring, the community fights back. In the conflict that ensues, we see a microcosm of the struggle between...
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