Down and Out in America

Down and Out in America (1986)

The origins of homelessness.

The recession of the 1980s split the country into the haves and have-nots, from family farmers to factory workers and homeless people forced to live in decrepit welfare hotels. On the verge of losing everything, courageous Americans discover the power of community organizing to fight injustice.

Date of release
1986-12-01
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (12)
Runtime
57m
Genres
Documentary, History
Director
Lee Grant

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film

Down and Out in America is a 1985 American documentary film directed by Lee Grant. The documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 59th Academy Awards, tied with Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got.

Production

Produced by Grant's husband Joseph Feury and Milton Justice, this was the first Academy Award for HBO.

Down and Out in America was produced under Grant and husband/producer Joseph Feury's production deal with HBO. The film was greenlit while Grant was still on location in Yugoslavia on another project. She reportedly told Feury that the subject was too important and that if she could not return in time he should let another director make the film.

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