American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself

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American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself

2020

Documentary

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70%

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10 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Critics Consensus

Director Alexandra Pelosi's chronicle of America circa 2020 may not contextualize its snapshots of upheaval into a satisfying whole, but it proves valuable as a time capsule of turbulent times.

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Melanie McFarland

Salon.com

The terrifying part about this documentary is that it's highly likely that any American who watches will recognize a version of themselves in here -- and Pelosi doesn't put a pretty filter on any of what her camera captures.

Oct 26, 2020

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

If you want to relive this horrific year we're in, here is American Selfie.

Oct 24, 2020

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Matt Fagerholm

RogerEbert.com

Alexandra Pelosi enables the bracing truth of injustice to break through the noise.

Rated: 3.5/4

Oct 23, 2020

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Melissa Camacho

Common Sense Media

Docu about a divided America has violence, cursing.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 4, 2020

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Stephen Silver

Splice Today

A jejune and empty-headed documentary that doesn't add much to the understanding of the events of 2020.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 16, 2020

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

This is a movie about the filmmakers' personal agendas, not a measured doc. It's exhausting, incoherent and muddled.

Oct 23, 2020

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Absolutely Garbage! This can’t even be considered a documentary. The entire movie was a hit piece on anyone who isn’t on the far left. The over exaggeration is what makes other countries think Americans are crazy. This “movie” and its creators should be ashamed of themselves for promoting division. The creators are repulsive and should never make another movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/23/21

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ionut m

The thing that I thought was pleasantly surprising was that this documentary is very well balanced, even though it is directed by the daughter of a very high positioned democrat. It's food for thought for people who have any kind of political view .

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Director: Alexandra Pelosi
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 23, 2020