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We all fall down : the American mortgage crisis /

A chronicle of America's mortgage finance crisis, from the mortgage system as it existed in the 1930s to its current state of disrepair. The film interviews various experts in the field, seeking to provide audiences with clearly stated explanations of how the typically stable U.S. mortgage loan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McAll, Barney (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Second Act Films (Firm), Icarus Films
Other Authors: Gasgarth, Gary (Director), Stocklin, Kevin (Screenwriter, Producer), Sorvino, Paul (Narrator)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; closed-captioned..
Published: Brooklyn, NY : Icarus Films, [2009]
Subjects:
Mortgages > United States > History.
Mortgage loans > United States.
Foreclosure > United States.
Financial crises > United States.
Subprime mortgage loans > United States.
Financial services industry > United States.
Documentary films.
Financial crises.
Financial services industry.
Foreclosure.
Mortgage loans.
Mortgages.
Subprime mortgage loans.
United States.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
History.
Description
Summary:A chronicle of America's mortgage finance crisis, from the mortgage system as it existed in the 1930s to its current state of disrepair. The film interviews various experts in the field, seeking to provide audiences with clearly stated explanations of how the typically stable U.S. mortgage loan came to represent massive instabilities of the American economy.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2009.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (66 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R; NTSC.
Awards:CINE Golden Eagle, Spring 2009 ; Telly Awards in four categories (Silver in History/Biography), 2009 ; 57th Columbus International Film & Video Festival Chris Award, 2009.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Brian Fass ; editor, Kevin Stocklin ; original music, Barney McAll.