Australia
2011/digital cinema/87 minutes
FRIDAY 4 November 8.15 PM – BUY!
A poignant and often funny documentary about one man’s reflections on the American Dream.
Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedus grew up in socialist Hungary as a young boy, obsessed with American movies that sold him a belief in truth, justice and the way of all good action heroes. But when the USA invaded Iraq, his unquestioning faith in the country began to crumble. In this fascinating documentary – that takes us from Arnold Schwazenegger’s birthplace to the desperate Somali refugee camps in Kenya – Hegedus explores the personal relationship that we all might have with the most powerful nation on the planet. On his journey, Hegedus collects messages of hope for the new President of the USA and heads towards the Oval office to deliver them personally.
Peter Hegedus will introduce the film and hold a Q&A after the screening.
Screenings at Sydney Film Festival and Global Peace Film Festival, Orlando.
“Forget Hollywood movies! Peter Hegedus goes in search of the real USA” Michael Simms, FilmInk
“Hegedus literally puts himself on the psychiatrist’s couch in this stimulating chronicle of his search for the America he loved.” Richard Kuipers, Variety
Director Peter Hegedus Producers Peter Hegedus, Jane Jeffes, Trish Lake
Print Source Soul Vision Films
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