Route One/USA trailer

August 28-September 13, 2020 in MoMI's Virtual Cinema
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Route One/USA
Dir. Robert Kramer. 1990, 255 mins. In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Kramer returned to the United States after years of living abroad. To reacquaint himself with the country, he decided to travel the entire length of Route 1, from the Canadian border to Key West, filming all the way. His companion on the trip is his ostensible friend Doc, played by actor Paul McIsaac, who readily engages with those he meets at locations as varied as an Indian reserve in Maine, Walden Pond, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in D.C., and evangelical churches. Though shot decades ago, Route One / USA feels remarkably contemporary in its portrayal of the racial, social, and economic challenges America continues to face. An Icarus Films release.