California and the American Dream, a four part series, premieres April 13, April 20, April 27 and May 4, 2006. CALIFORNIA AND THE AMERICAN DREAM, a new four-part series narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Linda Hunt, explores the dynamics of culture, community and identity in one of the world’s most diverse regions. In the last 35 years, California, a state with the world’s sixth-largest economy, has seen dramatic changes in social, demographic and cultural trends, which have transformed the state so much that it bears little resemblance to the Hollywood dreamscape projected in previous decades.
Order of Presentation: Episode 1: California’s ‘Lost’ Tribes Premieres Thursday, April 13, 2006 Producer/Director: Jed Riffe Co-Producer: Jack Kohler (California tribal member Karuk, Yurok, Hupa) Episode 2: The Price of Renewal Premieres Thursday, April 20, 2006 Producer/Director: Paul Espinosa Episode 3: The New Los Angeles Premieres Thursday, April 27, 2006 Producer/Director: Lyn Goldfarb Episode 4: Ripe for Change Premieres Thursday, May 4, 2006 Producers: Emiko Omori and Jed Riffe; Director: Emiko Omori Check your local listings California and the American Dream was produced by Paul Espinosa, Lyn Goldfarb and Jed Riffe, who also created a related site www.californiadreamseries.org |
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Major funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, with additional funding provided by PBS, the Ford Foundation, the Independent Television Service, Native American Public Telecommunications, the Skirball Foundation, Latino Public Broadcasting, the Center for Asian American Media, The Rockefeller Foundation and the California Council for the Humanities. |
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