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  • 2021
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 7 m
  • 2021
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 7 m
The American Sector

Summary For 18 months, Courtney Stephens and Pacho Velez (Manakamana, The Reagan Show) traveled the US to document sections of the wall that are on display in over 75 locations, ranging from the serious (Fort Benning) to the bizarre (Main Street Station Casino in Las Vegas) and even the campus of nearby Capital University. Along the way, intervi...

  • 2021
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 7 m
  • 2021
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 7 m

The American Sector

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary For 18 months, Courtney Stephens and Pacho Velez (Manakamana, The Reagan Show) traveled the US to document sections of the wall that are on display in over 75 locations, ranging from the serious (Fort Benning) to the bizarre (Main Street Station Casino in Las Vegas) and even the campus of nearby Capital University. Along the way, intervi...

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Universal Acclaim Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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100
Jun 22, 2021
The American Sector is an exemplary work of cinema as political action, and proof (if any were needed) that the activist element of a film is inseparable from its well-conceived form.
By Richard Brody FULL REVIEW
90
Jun 22, 2021
In short, there’s no predetermined narrative at play in this concise and elegantly crafted road trip. The terrain it travels is one of open-ended questions, and the spark it ignites has a contrapuntal power.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
83
Jun 22, 2021
Stephens and Velez should feel reassured that their three-year venture was not in vain. With “The American Sector,” the two artists crafted a gem—a film that, while tranquil in spirit, assembles a composite sketch of the 21st-century American landscape that shouts with the energy of a thousand voices.
By Jonathan Christian FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 22, 2021
An assured, intelligent piece of filmmaking.
By Nikki Baughan FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 22, 2021
This light and thoughtful documentary road trip still manages to draw a comprehensive map of what the Cold War relic has come to represent — and what freedom means to the people of a nation that’s been defined by its pursuit.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 21, 2021
The film accomplishes a restoration of sorts, allowing us to see how historical objects can confer meaning on a new context.
By William Repass FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Asterlight
Release Date Jun 18, 2021
Duration 1 h 7 m
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Awards

Luxembourg City Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
DocAviv Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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