THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND shows that every person can make a difference, even when pitted against the enormous powers of big business. This funny and moving documentary criss-crosses the United States, interviewing experts and individuals about corporate influence on everyday life, hears how people feel their own lives have been affected, and looks at some of the brave, compelling and sometime hilarious ways in which individuals and communities are reacting.
Featuring Jim Hightower, radio commentator & author (“Thieves in High Places”); Marc Kasky, a man whose lawsuit over truth in advertising made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court; veteran newsman Jack Newfield (“Somebody’s Gotta Tell It”); Father Tryphon, a Russian orthodox monk, who fought a coffee giant to keep the name “Christmas Blend” on his monastery coffee; cultural critic Naomi Klein (No Logo); artist Ron English, Sikhulu Shange, a small business owner in Harlem involved in community efforts to support local stores against chains and preserve some of the unique history of his neighborhood; Tom Frank (“What’s The Matter With Kansas”); Doris Haddock, who walked across the country at the age of 89 to get corporate money out of politics; Project Censored award-winning author Thom Hartmann; Stephen Dunifer, the 'Johnny Appleseed' of radio; residents of hard-hit Natchez, MS; and many others from across the U.S.
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Original: THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND screens in LA