Documerica: Self-Portrait of a Nation on the Brink
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In the seventies, during the Richard Nixon administration, Documerica, a large-scale photographic project, led by the US Environmental Protection Agency, sought to document the country's environmental situation. The tens of thousands of photos, taken by hundreds of photographers, constitute a unique archive, showing a landscape ravaged by pollution and environmental degradation.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2023-11-20
Runtime: 70 mins
Director: Pierre-François Didek
Writer: Pierre-François Didek
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, History
Original title: Documerica: Self-Portrait of a Nation on the Brink
Production Companies: Les Films en vrac, ARTE, Karamoja Productions, Ring Prod
Production Countries: France, Belgium
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