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“They want to freeze us out. They want to starve us out.” “It’s a war.” 🇺🇸 Janus Films has debuted a brand new trailer for the 4K restoration of the iconic documentary film American Dream, made by acclaimed doc filmmaker Barbara Kopple. This premiered in 1990 and went on to win an Oscar for Best Documentary Film after releasing in 1991. Kopple’s big follow-up to her other famous doc Harlan County, USA from 1976, this film follows another strike and another labor dispute in America. But with more depressing results this time around. American Dream recounts the 1985 to 1986 strike against the Hormel Foods Corporation in Minnesota after its employees’ wages and benefits were cut. The film features extensive footage of union meetings and press releases, Hormel press releases, news broadcasts, and in-depth interviews with people on both sides of the issue, including Jesse Jackson. Supervised & approved by director Barbara Kopple, this 4K digital restoration was undertaken by Janus Films and the Criterion Collection from a scan of the 16 mm internegative. The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35 mm DME magnetic track. It looks and sounds better than ever before! This is absolutely worth a watch if it’s playing anywhere near you. // Continue Reading ›
