There s optimism and can-do spirit outside Washington: Our Towns documentary shows it Albert Hunt, opinion contributor © Getty Images There s optimism and can-do spirit outside Washington: Our Towns documentary shows it
America, viewed through the prism of Washington and national politics, is a bitterly polarized country. That s what columnists like me write all the time. I don t doubt President Biden s sincerity, but when politicians like Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) talk about finding consensus on issues like voting rights or taxes or health care, it s a joke.
There is a different America, one that Deb and Jim Fallows discovered in four years flying, in their small plane, around the country. It s one imbued with a sense of community, an appreciation for the quality of life, a willingness to change and innovate, and to directly confront real problems.
There s optimism and can-do spirit outside Washington: Our Towns documentary shows it
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HBO s Our Towns Documentary Examines American Struggle and Spirit James and Deborah Fallows 2018 book adapted for the screen by Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan by Ben Speggen
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Like the book upon which it is based, Our Towns, the new HBO documentary from Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan is uplifting without being pollyannish. The feature film captures the triumphs and trials of present-day America through the lenses of eight towns to reveal that the sum of our country s parts – when examined individually at their local levels – paints a brighter picture than what many may consider the narrative of the nation to be: Darker and more divisive than in modern-day memory. That film, based on the 2018 national bestseller of the same name by veteran writers and reporters James Fallows and Deborah Fallows, debuts on HBO at 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 13 and becomes available to stream on-demand