American: An Odyssey to 1947 (2022)

Directed by

Danny Wu

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 42m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at several Americans in the time leading up to 1947. It focuses on figures like Orson Welles and Franklin Roosevelt. The film pieces together their stories to show a specific moment in American history.

reflectiveinformativecontemplativehistoricalelegiacdeliberatepoignantperspective-building

What happens

American: An Odyssey to 1947 is a 2022 Canadian documentary film written, directed, edited, and produced by Danny Wu. The film is a compilation of stories on different Americans, most notably Orson Welles, and Franklin Roosevelt leading to the year 1947. The film premiered at the 2022 Newport Beach Film festival, followed by internationally at the 2023 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. It was named one of film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum's best films of 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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