'Independent America' Part V
‘Corporate America hung up on us’ – What happened when big business fled a dying town?
By the Hot Zone Team, Fri Dec 22, 3:04 PM ET
Note: This is the second in a series of independent documentaries we are spotlighting on the Hot Zone. Our first, "Shadow Company," looked at security contractors in Iraq. With our second feature, we shift focus and place, to the U.S. "Independent America," by Hanson Hosein and Heather Hughes, asks if small, independent businesses are a thing of the past in modern America.
In the last clip from ‘Independent America,' filmmakers Heather Hughes and Hanson Hosein find a small town in Wyoming that has been abandoned by big business. To keep the city from dying, its citizens created a community-owned retail center, a self-sufficient model for an ‘Independent America.'
Our conversation with Hanson Hosein continues below, as he tells the Hot Zone what next for the flimmaking pair.
HOT ZONE: What are you guys working on next?
HANSON HOSEIN: Good question! What are we working on next? I've been doing a lot of work in Africa and Central America on projects. And, we're looking at possibly expanding [Independent America] even further because of the reaction. We might do more of a PBS-style [approach] that looks specifically at the big issues rather than just a narrative of us going across the country.
To learn more or to buy a copy of the DVD, visit the "Independent America" web site here.
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