Cogent Films

Other America

Population Four

In Amboy, California, the population is small, but even the mailman, Fred, has trouble keeping track of his neighbours.

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01 Population Four
02 Empty Stores
03 Path to the North
04 Black Owl
05 P/Reservation
06 Dark Oil
07 Rock Creek Park
08 Culture Curated
09 New Vegas
10 Cursed
11 Heart Chamber
12 The Buzzard Eater
The Project

Other America

Throughout his youth, UK-born director James Coulson dreamed of a New York forged in pop culture. Eight years after moving to the Big Apple, Coulson set out on a road trip to delve below the surface image that first drew him to America. Along the side roads, in small towns and areas not featured in guidebooks, Coulson discovered strangers who generously and candidly related their life stories. In exploring America as the "other," Coulson decided to apply for his US citizenship midway.

Nowhere in the world can you travel across a country of such extremes, both in the environment and its people. In the land of the free and the home of the brave, the series' journey through America is defined by the promise of liberty.

These stories are Other America.

Printed Matter / Postcards
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Set of four promotional postcards.

Printed Matter / Poster
Other America film poster
Press
The Guardian on Other America
Other America – film-maker gets under the skin of the country in 12 snapshots
The Guardian
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Screening
Other America screening at Nitehawk Cinema
Other America Q&A at Nitehawk Cinema

Other America screening at Nitehawk Cinema, New York, followed by a Q&A.