American Winter

 Click here to download the American Winter discussion guide! Directed by: Joe Gantz & Harry Gantz Produced by: Joe Gantz & Harry Gantz Released: 2017 Educational release  Running Time: 71 min  Language: English Subjects: Sociology, Children, Youth and Family, Socioeconomics AMERICAN WINTER is a timely documentary that follows the personal stories of eight families struggling in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.  Filmed over the winter of 2011-12, the film reveals the devastating effects of the mortgage meltdown, high unemployment, the health care crisis, and budget cuts to the social safety net through the eyes of families in crisis.  Woven into the film are interviews with economic experts, policy analysts, religious leaders, and social workers. Ultimately, AMERICAN WINTER presents a powerful portrait of the consequences of rising poverty, the decline of the middle class, and the fracturing of the American Dream.    Awards WINNER -