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Carpet Cowboys

Play trailer 2:24 Poster for Carpet Cowboys Released Aug 25, 2023 1h 25m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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The psychedelic carpets lining our hotel hallways, casinos, and convention centers can be traced to one town: Dalton, Georgia, the "Carpet Capital of the World." In this bastion of American manufacturing we find an interwoven set of locals who are the unsung creators and developers behind the majority of the country's carpets, always looking at the ground for their next big break. Among them is Roderick James, a Scottish expat and freelance textile designer living his life as a modern-day cowboy with an ambitious slew of eclectic business ventures. Through Rod's journey chasing after The American Dream and the experiences of his peers in Dalton, CARPET COWBOYS explores the tensions between personal and national identity, and the rapidly changing global economic model of the United States that too often leaves so many behind. Where does the myth of American identity begin and where does it end, and who ultimately gets to cash in?
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Josh Kupecki Austin Chronicle Hilarious and poignant documentary. Rated: 4/5 Nov 16, 2023 Full Review Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) This is a great debut that reminded me of the early works of Errol Morris. Oct 4, 2023 Full Review Marya E. Gates RogerEbert.com A launching pad to chart the deconstruction of the American Dream. Rated: 4/4 Aug 25, 2023 Full Review Jeffrey Peterson Geek Vibes Nation The film ends up being a cognitive exercise in regret, fate, and passing of the torch, never overflowing with somber acceptance or directly speaking to capitalism. The filmmakers don’t shun images of death though. Rated: 8/10 Jan 1, 2024 Full Review Michael Talbot-Haynes Film Threat I am predicting a lot of awards attention on this one. Rated: 8.5/10 Nov 29, 2023 Full Review Andrew Parker The Gate Emily MacKenzie and Noah Collier’s documentary Carpet Cowboys takes an inspired look at how the American dream has been trampled and walked over in recent years, both literally and figuratively. Rated: 7/10 Oct 26, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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walter W At times Carpet Cowboys matches or exceeds the compelling cinematography and editing of Fricken and Madison from either Baraka or Samsara. This is enough to strongly say 'you need to see this film'. However the duo directors don't stop at visual poetry. The people who are presented are genuine and unpolished. Sometimes you love them. Sometimes you feel for their collective loss. Sometimes you are aghast. All in all a sweet artistic perspective of the personal price of corporate amalgamation. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The psychedelic carpets lining our hotel hallways, casinos, and convention centers can be traced to one town: Dalton, Georgia, the "Carpet Capital of the World." In this bastion of American manufacturing we find an interwoven set of locals who are the unsung creators and developers behind the majority of the country's carpets, always looking at the ground for their next big break. Among them is Roderick James, a Scottish expat and freelance textile designer living his life as a modern-day cowboy with an ambitious slew of eclectic business ventures. Through Rod's journey chasing after The American Dream and the experiences of his peers in Dalton, CARPET COWBOYS explores the tensions between personal and national identity, and the rapidly changing global economic model of the United States that too often leaves so many behind. Where does the myth of American identity begin and where does it end, and who ultimately gets to cash in?
Director
Noah Collier, M. Emily Mackenzie, Emily Mackenzie
Producer
Riel Roch-Decter
Distributor
Memory
Production Co
Memory, XTR
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 25, 2023, Limited
Runtime
1h 25m
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