Question 1

Which festivals and awards did 'American Dream' screen at?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the New York Film Festival (1990), Berlin International Film Festival (1991), and Stockholm International Film Festival (1991), and won a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award (1991).

Question 2

Who directed and produced 'American Dream'?

Accepted Answer

Barbara Kopple directed and co-produced the documentary, with Arthur Cohn also serving as producer.

Question 3

What real-life figures appear as themselves in the film?

Accepted Answer

Lewie Anderson (chief negotiator), Jim Guyette (president of Local Union P-9), Jesse Jackson, and Richard Knowlton (president of Hormel & Co.) appear as themselves.

Question 4

What conflict drives the documentary?

Accepted Answer

Workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota go on strike after being asked to take a substantial pay cut in a highly profitable year.

Question 5

How does the strike affect the community in 'American Dream'?

Accepted Answer

As the work stoppage drags on, friends become enemies, families are divided, and the future of the mid-American town is threatened.

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