Title: American Made Movie Directors: Nathaniel Thomas McGill, Vincent Vittorio A nonfiction film about the slow bleed of American manufacturing jobs over the past five to six decades, “American Made Movie” is engaging enough for armchair politicos, but generally more successful as a diagnostic statement of basic socioeconomic condition than a groundbreaking work in and of itself. Directed by Nathaniel Thomas McGill and Vincent Vittorio, “American Made Movie” includes interviews with the owners, CEOs and workers from companies both small and large, as well as the heads of a number of manufacturing think tank and lobbyist groups that push their agenda to lawmakers at both the county, state and federal [ Read More ]
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- 9/9/2013
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
In their documentary American Made Movie, Nathaniel Thomas McGill and Vincent Vittorio make a compelling argument that America can and must bring back its manufacturing strength; they illustrate all too well the devastating reach of a factory closing. While this is no Michael Moore screamer—it's neither that annoying nor that entertaining—the filmmakers choose their stories for maximum effect. You learn that major league baseball caps are made in Asia and that the Smithsonian gift shop replaced handmade American-flag kitsch from Connecticut with Chinese knockoffs. Their stated aim is to inspire a movement like the groundswell for local food, but McGill and Vittorio's case for the consumer as the driver of manufacturing proves convoluted. Their specialists note that e...
- 9/4/2013
- Village Voice
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