Requiem for the American Dream

Austrian premiere!

US, 2015, 72 min, English OV
Directed by: Peter Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared Scott

Monday
April 4th
18:30


Q&A
mit Leo Kühberger (Historiker und Aktivist)


CO-PRESENTED BY
Institut für Amerikanistik der KF-Uni Graz, Aktionsbündnis Graz, Attac Graz


Website


Requiem for the American Dream is the definitive discourse with Noam Chomsky, widely regarded as one of the most important intellectuals alive, on the defining characteristic of our time – the deliberate concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few.

Through interviews filmed over four years, Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality – tracing a half-century of policies designed to favor the most wealthy at the expense of the majority – while also looking back on his own life of activism and political participation.

Profoundly personal and thought provoking, Chomsky provides penetrating insight into what may well be the lasting legacy of our time – the death of the middle class, and swan song of functioning democracy. A potent reminder that power ultimately rests in the hands of the people, Requiem for the American Dream is required viewing for all who maintain hope in a shared stake in the future.