My America (film)

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My America
Directed by Hal Hartley
Written by Neil Labute
Greg Allen
Bekah Brunstetter
Kia Corthron
Produced byHal Hartley
Starring Gia Crovatin
Cody Nickell
Femi Lawal
David Ross
D.J. Mendel
Thomas Jay Ryan
Release date
  • 2014 (2014)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

My America is a 2014 documentary film directed by Hal Hartley. [1]

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Overview

Twenty-one monologues written by American playwrights that form a fractured portrait of the American psyche.

Critical reception

The Hollywood Reporter , "Few episodes offer much in the way of flag-waving optimism, but even the darker scenes tend to be more fascinated by the challenges Americans face than despairing about them." [2]

Paste , "While My America is too short to possibly encapsulate contemporary American life and attitudes, it comes close enough within its sub eighty minute running time that it’s easy to self-identify with the ideas it espouses on one level or another." [3]

The A.V. Club , "What emerges is a cross-section view of the American stage, with 21 playwrights (Neil LaBute is the biggest name here) each getting a few minutes of screen time. Hartley, whose work has often flirted with theatrical conventions, serves as a perfect channel, conveying strengths and weaknesses alike." [4]

References

  1. ↑ Matheson, Whitney (July 3, 2014). "Video: See a full scene from Hal Hartley's 'My America'". USA Today .
  2. ↑ THR Staff (July 9, 2014). "'My America': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter .
  3. ↑ Crump, Andy (July 2, 2014). "My America". Paste .
  4. ↑ Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy (July 3, 2014). "Hal Hartley presents a cross-section of American theater in My America". The A.V. Club .
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