"This is not amateur hour. This is a movie as well made as any Hollywood blockbuster."
- MichaelMoore.com
"(
American Autumn) is calm and smart, offsetting its stridency with discussion, music, even humor, while issuing a call to arms."
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New York Times
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American Autumn impresses most where many docs disappoint, expanding its scope without short-changing the wider subjects it covers."
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Variety
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American Autumn is a provocative social critique and relentless piece of engaged journalism. Up against institutionalized corporate greed, Dennis Trainor's documentary doubles down on the vision of an equitable economy; he demands you pick a side."
- Matthew Bolton | Assistant Professor of Political Science at Pace University New York and Co-editor of
Occupying Political Science: The Occupy Wall Street Movement from New York to the World
"...this necessary and informative documentary looks at the faces behind the Occupy Wall Street movement... it is an effective, and heartfelt, clarion call."
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New York Daily News
"In the fall 2011, Occupy Wall Street encamped just three blocks from the front doorstep of the university where I teach. We had a front seat to a revolution. Quickly the movement went viral, as Occupy encampments sprouted up in nearly 100 counties and more than a thousand cities around the globe. With clarity and earnestness,
American Autumn by Dennis Trainor, Jr. explains why the movement is so powerful and so necessary. From health to education, from corporate greed to student indebtedness, from unsustainable levels of inequality to unsustainable levels of military spending,
American Autumn gets Occupy right and provides us with a document that lays bare the times we are living in."
- Dr. Christopher Malone | Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Political Science at Pace University
"an impassioned celebration of the Occupy Wall Street movement"
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Hollywood Reporter
"If you want to understand why millions joined the Occupy movement in the US watch
American Autumn. The film successfully connects many different causes to one huge movement for change, making clear that it is one struggle no matter where we stand."
- Dario Azzellini | Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Johannes Kepler University, Linz
"We are the ones we've been waiting for. Spread the good news -- watch and share
American Autumn with all your friends and family."
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Round Tree 7
"Dennis Trainor, Jr, is no outsider, but a gonzo journalist at these events."
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FireDogLake.com
