american-documentary-films

"I was supposed to do Coachella the year prior but I got pregnant unexpectedly. And it ended up being twins, which was even more of a surprise. My body went through more than I could. I was 218 pounds the day I gave birth. I had an extremely difficult pregnancy, high blood pressure. I developed toxemia, preeclampsia, and in the room, one of the baby's heartbeats paused a few times so I had to get an emergency c-section."

"Supporters of Allers' original vision still feel that if he had been given the time, money and support that the film would have been a masterpiece. Instead of the more ambitious Kingdom of the Sun, the Disney Studio decides to go with a supposedly more commercial film incorporating some of the same characters and location, Emperor's New Groove."

"Manco is pussy for Japanese and Turkish for bad movie."

"The Sweatbox is at turns infuriating, hilarious and enlightening. You’ll cringe in sympathy with the Disney artists as you see the gross bureaucratic incompetence they had to endure while working at the studio in the 1990s. The film not only captures the tortured morphing of the Kingdom of the Sun into The Emperor’s New Groove, it also serves as an invaluable historical document about Disney’s animation operations in the late-1990s. If any questions remain about why Disney fizzled out creatively and surrendered its feature animation crown to Pixar and DreamWorks, this film will answer them"

"There’s a stupid rumor. The most ridiculous rumor I think I’ve ever had about me. It’s crazy. To think I would be that vain – I respect mothers and women so much and to be able to experience bringing a child into this world, if you’re lucky and fortunate enough to experience that, I would never, ever take that for granted. It’s the most powerful thing you can do. Especially after losing a child, the pain and trauma from that just makes it mean so much more to get an opportunity to bring life into the world. It seems like people should have boundaries."

"So, this is my belly. I am 20 weeks. And I have the MTV awards coming up. And as you can see, little plum plum is ready for the world to know that he or she is here. I think I’m gonna have to just throw in the towel and if you can see that I’m pregnant, I just have to own it. So I maybe… Well, my baby maybe debuting itself on the awards. I’m going to be a mommy."

"The baby is coming in 3 weeks. I feel anxious. These last 3 weeks are my last weeks responsible for myself. So I’m trying my best to take care of my child like myself and enjoy my freedom I guess for the last 3 weeks. This is going to be nothing in comparison to having a child."

"Josh Duffy – Self"

"Dogs will come and greet a person and greet them again and continue to greet them. Whether or not that person is reciprocating that affection and in some cases, they'll be just as enthusiastic with strangers as they are with their own owners."

"And so what we found is that actually corresponds to some of these genetic regions. This is really exciting because it suggests that there might be this common mechanism between some of these developmental delays that we've seen in humans, especially with Williams-Burnham syndrome and it's incredibly pro-social behavior that makes dogs unique."

"More recently, there have been studies to indicate that domestic dogs may have the same genetic marker as people with Williams syndrome."

"According to Duffy, explaining the disorder and the impacts it has had on his life is difficult. Duffy said he has grappled with loneliness at times, and another challenge he has faced is not having a marriage or children. Music and dancing play an integral part in his life, Duffy said, although he also struggles with sensory issues."

"Williams is associated with both mental and physical traits, including extroverted personalities, a broad forehead, heart defects, sensitivity to light and sound and, among others, an affinity for music."

"First discovered by John C.P. Williams of New Zealand in 1961, Williams syndrome, also known as Williams-Burnham Syndrome, is a result of a deletion of a specific region on chromosome number seven, containing 26 to 28 genes. Approximately one in 10,000 births are affected by this spontaneous gene deletion."

"Joy Behar as Self"

"From the Oscar-winning director of 'Ḅowlịṅg ḟor Çolumbịṇe'"

"Steve Bannon as Self"

"Ashleigh Banfield as Self"

"Academy Award winner Michael Moore is back, as he turns his attention to examine Donald Trump's election win on November 9, 2016."

"Barry Burden"

"John Bolton as Self (archive footage)"

"How did we get here, and how the f--k do we get out?"

"Joe Bidenas Self (archive footage)"

"Roseanne Barr as Self (archive footage)"

"Wolf Blitzer as Self (archive footage)"

"Roger Ailes as Self (archive footage)"

"At 2:29 a.m. on 11/9/16, our new leader's image was projected onto the Empire State Building. [A shoot of Trump's face projected on the building] How the fuck did this happen?"

"I’m sick and tired of people telling me that America is the greatest country. Because we can whip your ass?"

"Brooke Baldwin as Self"

"Ruth Ben-Ghiat as Self - Professor of History, NYU"

"John Boehneras Self (archive footage)"

"We wanna make it perfecto!"

"Taking babies away from their mother, and-and locking up one or the other and separating them because they did no harm to anybody. They just didn't comply with the stupid regulations. Well, that's a crime against humanity, in my judgment. The Statue of Liberty stands there. You know, "Send me your tired, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. I lift my... my lamp beside the golden door!" Where? Where? Uh, we don't see that in this country, and it pains me. And, uh... that's the world in which we live. And, uh... we've gotta change it or perish."

"Jim Acosta as Self (archive footage)"

"For decades the American financial system was stable and safe. But then something changed. The financial industry turned its back on society, corrupted our political system and plunged the world economy into crisis. At enormous cost, we've avoided disaster and are recovering. But the men and institutions that caused the crisis are still in power and that needs to change. They will tell us that we need them and that what they do is too complicated for us to understand. They will tell us it won't happen again. They will spend billions fighting reform. It won't be easy. But some things are worth fighting for."

"For the first time in history, average Americans have less education and are less prosperous than their parents."

"The presidents of Harvard University and Columbia University refused to comment on academic conflicts of interest. - Both declined to be interviewed for this film."

"Inequality of wealth in the United States is now higher than in any other developed country."

"The financial industry also exerts its influence in a more subtle way, one that most Americans don't know about: It has corrupted the study of economics itself."

"Most of the benefits of these tax cuts went to the wealthiest 1% of Americans."

"We had a comprehensive plan that, when enacted, has left nearly $1.1 trillion in the hands of American workers, families, investors and small-business owners."

"Between 1998 and 2008 the financial industry spent over $5 billion on lobbying and campaign contributions. And since the crisis, they're spending even more."

"After the crisis, the financial industry, including the Financial Services Roundtable, worked harder than ever to fight reform. The financial sector employs 3,000 lobbyists, more than five for each member of Congress."

"Eric Halperin as Self - Director, Center for Responsible Learning"

"Satyajit Das as Self - Derivatives Consultant"

"You don't have to have a lousy home. The low-income home buyer can have just as nice a house as anybody else."

"The Bush administration sharply reduced taxes on investment gains, stock dividends and eliminated the estate tax."

"You come to us today telling us "We're sorry. We won't do it again. Trust us". Well I have some people in my constituency that actually robbed some of your banks, and they say the same thing."

"Michael Greenberger as Self - Former Deputy Director, Commodity Futures Trading Commission"

"Frank Partnoy as Self - Professor of Law & Finance, University of California, San Diego"