American Casino documentary film trailer
Politicians and the media like to talk about the relationship between Wall Street and Main Street, but investigative journalist Leslie burns debut feature gets to the guts of the matter, visiting defectors from Bear Stearns and Standard & Poors and other high-level players in the subprime mortgage gamble (not to mention Bloomberg’s Mark Pittman, America’s finest financial reporter) and, on the flipside, visiting the working-class Americans who were the unwitting chips on the table. Unique in coverage of the financial fiasco that is ruining us all, American Casino tracks the fate of a subprime borrower enmeshed in a Goldman-Sachs mortgage bond, catches Alan Greenspan in his most abject moment of self justification, and takes to the post-apocalyptic world of California’s Riverside County, where millions of disease-bearing mosquitoes are breeding in the stagnant swimming pools of the foreclosed American dream. All this musically underscored by the irony and pathos of Moby, the caustic humor of Herbie Hancock, Bruce Springsteen’s haunting evocation of the last great depression, as well as astonishing hip hop tracks from the streets of Baltimore.
Official selection Tribeca Film Fetival 2009
For more information visit www.americancasinothemovie.com
It is rare that a documentary director has the privilege to shoot a film that, while in production, becomes the greatest story of our time. The worst case scenario of January 2008, when we began work on American Casino, turned into reality in the year that followed. We were able to follow our characters through Wall Streets collapse, foreclosure, bankruptcy, homelessness. We watched whole neighborhoods ravaged by the subprime meltdown. I have spent much of my career filming in war zones and post apocalyptic societies — Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan. But I never expected such a disaster at home. To be there, with a camera, while it was happening, telling the story, was certainly the highlight of my career.
— Leslie burn, Director
Duration : 0:2:44
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September 13th, 2009 at 6:42 am
irresponsible …
irresponsible lenders alone would be no problem. also see a government eager to bailout said lenders.
September 13th, 2009 at 6:42 am
truth
truth
September 13th, 2009 at 6:42 am
I put my real …
I put my real estate license on hold because I saw the current trend coming. The irresponsible lending, and the way home buyers trust one single stranger –a lender-with years worth of their future earning power.
I always urged clients get three lenders’ bids before choosing a loan. ADVICE RARELY TAKEN. Not Just Targeting Minorities. Anyone who could fog a mirror and sign a loan doc. Too much belief in television life. Too much belief that the government protects you. Protect yourself.
September 13th, 2009 at 6:42 am
THis will probably …
THis will probably be a great informational doc., but keep in mind…Greenspan and his friends are not stupid, there hasn’t been a free market in years, AND he and those who have profited from this economic disaster should be held accountable! They are not stupid/ this was not just a mistake, this is ROBBERY! Do not give these guys the benefit of the doubt that this was an accident.
September 13th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Things sure did …
Things sure did change. When I applied for a mortgage in 1994 things were so tight and strict they put me through absolute to get my mortgage….they did everything short of a blood test on me & my wife……and…..that was with 20% down, good credit, zero debt and money in the bank…and….steady jobs we had in excess of ten years…..in fact I had been with my company for “20 years”.
September 13th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Another great …
Another great sociopolitical revelation from the burn clan. Can’t wait to see the movie!
September 13th, 2009 at 6:42 am
can’t wait to see …
can’t wait to see this movie
September 13th, 2009 at 6:42 am
i didn’t knew that …
i didn’t knew that this was made from olivia wilde’s parents!!this was brilliant though..
September 13th, 2009 at 6:42 am
More unearthing. …
More unearthing. Power to the rebuild!
September 13th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Brilliant, it is …
Brilliant, it is about time we exposed the greed of the economy. It sad because we put our faith into a system that abuses our trust. For once in my life I am ashamed to be British. In the good Victorian days such a scandal the people responsible would put a gun to their head because of the shame & guilt. Now..they get paid off with our tax and escape to the Carribean with no guilt! Can’t wait to see this!
September 13th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Good to see someone …
Good to see someone showing the truth in all of this. Can’t wait to see the real deal.
September 13th, 2009 at 6:42 am
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