Documerica: Self-Portrait of a Nation on the Brink

Documerica: Self-Portrait of a Nation on the Brink 2023 Directed by Pierre-François Didek Documerica : les images oubliées de l’Amérique‎

In the seventies, during the Richard Nixon administration, Documerica, a large-scale photographic project, led by the US Environmental Protection Agency, sought to document the country's environmental situation. The tens of thousands of photos, taken by hundreds of photographers, constitute a unique archive, showing a landscape ravaged by pollution and environmental degradation.

Countries Belgium , France

Production Countries Belgium , France

Language French

Spoken Language English

Gneres Documentary , History

Production Companies ARTE , Les Films en vrac , Karamoja Productions , Ring Prod

Release Date 20 November 2023

70 mins