October Country
Streaming video - 2009
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***
- Subjects
- Genres
- Documentary films
- Published
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Oscilloscope Laboratories
2009.
2019. - Language
- English
- Other Authors
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- Online Access
- A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image - Item Description
- Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record. - Physical Description
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (80 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
- Format
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Access
- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).