America Lost (2019)
80 min
America Lost is a feature documentary that explores life in three "forgotten American cities"-Youngstown, Ohio, Memphis, Tennessee, and Stockton, California. The film reveals the dramatic decline of the American interior through a combination of emotional personal stories and thoughtful conservative commentary. Filmmaker Christopher F. Rufo spent five years gathering these intimate portraits of Americans on the edge, including an ex-steelworker scrapping abandoned homes to survive, a recently incarcerated father trying to rebuild his life, and a single mother dreaming of escaping her blighted urban neighborhood. Ultimately, despite these grave challenges, the film offers a glimpse of hope for rebuilding America's families and communities from the bottom up.
- Release date
- November 5, 2019
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Contrina as Self
- Michael Dougherty as Self
- Armando Peraza as Self
- Armando Peraza as Reverend
- Christopher Rufo as Self - Narrator
- Les Smith as Self
- Les Smith as Journalist
- Mike Teselle as Self
- Michael Williamson as Self
- Michael Williamson as Journalist
Crew
- Christopher Rufo · Director
- Christopher Rufo · Writer
- Thomas Jackson Park · Composer
- Christopher Rufo · Cinematographer
- Ford Fischer · Editor
- Nikki Jones · Editor
- Alex Perrault · Editor
- Mimi Wilcox · Editor