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Requiem for the American Dream

Peter D. Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott
| USA
| 2015
| 73 min

If you’ve been feeling uncomfortable about a global capitalist system that seems to support the wealthiest while screwing down on the disadvantaged, Noam Chomsky has the words you’re looking for. Featuring one of the most eminent and insightful intellectuals alive, this extended discussion filmed over four years may be the last opportunity to capture Chomsky’s wisdom on the global powerhouse that is the US, the continuing corrosion of its democracy, the staggering gaming of the system by the wealthiest over recent decades and the world-beating levels of inequality. Beautifully framed in cinematically craggy close up and interspersed with archive and animation, Requiem spells out in no uncertain terms how the neo-liberal project has unfolded.

Director
Peter D. Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott
Producer
Peter D. Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Section
Panorama
Festival Year
2015