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The Americans

Sponsored Project

  • Hyunsoo Moon, Director/Producer
  • Brian Tessier, Producer
Landscape movie poster for the film "THE AMERICANS" by Hyunsoo Moon. The poster features a 3x5 grid of fifteen cinematic photographs that create a mosaic of American life. The images capture a wide range of human experiences, including: Milestones: A newborn baby and a graduation ceremony. Labor: Worker at a farm, a meat-processing plant, and a Tyson factory. Community: A "Parade of Nations," families embracing, and people watching fireworks. Landscapes: Sunlit trees, rocky shorelines, and flooded fiel

About the Project

For decades, refugees have begun their journey to the American Dream at a meatpacking plant in Storm Lake, Iowa. But after their shift is over, they dream of something better than the kill floor. Intimately following the lives of the refugees at a meatpacking town in Iowa for over four years, The Americans explores the human reality of the American dream and the personal sacrifices behind it.