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American Studies

Histories and recent stories of life in the USA: cities, rural areas, political change, feminism, activism, and the environment.

Featured Films

An Unsettling Force

America’s poor organize to confront a moral crisis of survival.

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Bluff City Chinese

Two storytellers across generations unearth the history of the Chinese in Memphis

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North Putnam

A year-in-the-life of a yes-saying rural school district and the community it serves.

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Auction

A portrait of a cattle auction, the cultural focal point in the dying town of Gonzales, Texas.

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All Films About American Studies

Homegrown

A front row seat to January 6 and the lives of three conservative activists.

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La Frontière

La Frontière is a poetic documentary portrait of Northern Maine’s border with Canada.

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Bluff City Chinese

Two storytellers across generations unearth the history of the Chinese in Memphis

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Two Rivers

An inspirational knockout about a DACA Dreamer who became his American town's first pro boxer.

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The Fourth Partition

The History of Polish Immigrants at the Dawn of the 20th Century.

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Band of Sisters

A retro look at one the largest marches for women's lives in U.S. History.

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Whose Water?

Across the United States, millions of people lack access to safe, affordable water and sanitation.

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North Putnam

A year-in-the-life of a yes-saying rural school district and the community it serves.

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Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

The story of one secretive hedge fund that is plundering American newspapers and the journalists who are fighting back.

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American Santa

An indictment of American racism written on the back of a Christmas card

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Dear Sirs

A personal journey through World War Two 75 years later.

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Auction

A portrait of a cattle auction, the cultural focal point in the dying town of Gonzales, Texas.

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