October Country
(2019, original release: 2009)

Nonfiction

eVideo

Provider: Kanopy

Details

PUBLISHED
Oscilloscope Laboratories, 2009
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (80 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
4459515
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Title from title frames

A beautifully rendered portrait of an American family struggling for stability while haunted by the ghosts of war, teen pregnancy, foster care and child abuse. A collaboration between filmmaker Michael Palmieri and photographer and family member Donal Mosher, this vibrant and penetrating documentary examines the forces that unsettle the working poor and the violence that lurks beneath the surface of American life. Nominated for Best Documentary at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**. Nominated for the Golden Leopard - Filmmakers of the Present at the **Locarno International Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the **Los Angeles Film Festival**. *"A powerful portrait of the American working poor and the dynamics that govern all families, regardless of economic class." - Michael O'Sullivan, **The Washington Post***

Film

In Process Record

Originally produced by Oscilloscope Laboratories in 2009

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

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