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Released
2010 · FILM

Closer to the Dream

Runtime
101 min
Documentary

Synopsis

Winter 2008: An unrelenting roar has been mounting for several months in America, resonating all the way to Paris, where African-American expatriate filmmaker, Guetty Felin has been living a self-imposed exile for the last 20 years. Unable to resist the seething political atmosphere back home, she embarks French husband, Hervé Cohen (co-director) and their two sons 15 year-old Yeelen and Joakim 11, on a journey to bear witness to the historical grassroots movement that is uniting Americans across party and racial lines.

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Principal cast & crew: 14

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Isabelle IngoldShot by Herve Cohen

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