As Goes Janesville
- May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16) (Milwaukee)[1]
As Goes Janesville is a 2012 independent documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films and 371 Productions.[2] It explores the future of the American middle class by focusing on the stories of Janesville, WI.
The film was broadcast on PBS through the Independent Lens program.[3] It later played a successful festival run and was nominated for an Emmy award in Outstanding Investigative Journalism—Long-Form.[4]
As Goes Janesville was funded by the Macarthur foundation and ITVS.[5][6] It was directed by Brad Lichtenstein.
Synopsis
As Goes Janesville follows the lives of residents of Janesville, Wisconsin. The close of a major GM plant in the city brings about massive layoffs and a desperate search for new work. Through the stories of business leaders, laid-off workers, and elected officials, the film examines the theme of the American Dream and how a town can reinvent itself in the face of economic upheaval.[7]
BizVizz
The film's storyline surrounding corporate transparency inspired the creation of BizVizz, a corporate accountability app. The app makes corporate tax and employment data accessible to consumers. The filmmakers' experiences a company that received 20% of Janesville's budget in incentives without public vetting led to the creation of the partner app.[8]
References
- ^ "A closer look at buzzworthy documentary "As Goes Janesville"". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "News for As Goes Janesville". kartemquin.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "As Goes Janesville | Town Struggles in Recession | Independent Lens | PBS". Independent Lens. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "The Emmy Awards - 34th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards Nominations". emmyonline.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "As Goes Janesville - ITVS". itvs.org. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "As Goes Janesville — MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ Hale, Mike (2012-10-07). "'As Goes Janesville,' on PBS, Directed by Brad Lichtenstein". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "Introducing BizVizz: A Corporate Responsibility App Inspired by 'As Goes Janesville' - ITVS Beyond the Box". ITVS Beyond the Box. Archived from the original on 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
External links
- Official website
- 371 Productions
- Kartemquin Films
- As Goes Janesville at IMDb
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