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Down and Out in America is a 1986 American documentary film directed by Lee Grant. The documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 59th Academy Awards, tied with Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got.
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The recession of the 1980s split the country into the haves and have-nots, from family farmers to factory workers and homeless people forced to live in decrepit welfare hotels. On the verge of losing everything, courageous Americans discover the power of community organizing to fight injustice.
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Down and Out in America. The recession of the 1980s split the country into the haves and have nots, from family farmers to factory workers and homeless people forced to live in decrepit welfare hotels. On the verge of losing everything, courageous Americans discover the power of community organizing to fight injustice. 5 IMDb 7.2 58min 1985.
A recession in the mid-1980s affects Minnesota farm workers, unemployed urban workers and the newly homeless in Los Angeles and New York.
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Overview. The recession of the 1980s split the country into the haves and have-nots, from family farmers to factory workers and homeless people forced to live in decrepit welfare hotels. On the verge of losing everything, courageous Americans discover the power of community organizing to fight injustice. Lee Grant. Director.
Down and Out in America. 57min | English | Directed by Lee Grant. Winner of the 1987 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, legendary actress/director Lee Grant's groundbreaking portrait of Reagan-Era America is as timely and terrifying as ever.
