AMERICA TODAY
EUTERPE
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4m 55s
The stark compilation of newsreels entitled AMERICA TODAY represents a key work in the origins of American social documentary film. Under the direction of Leo Hurwitz, the images—primarily photographed by Leo Seltzer between 1932 and 1934—are edited to create a powerful record of a country in need of justice and change.
[Presented silent without musical accompaniment.]
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