The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales

1h 27m
Documentary
5.5

Abigail Disney looks at America's dysfunctional and unequal economy and asks why the American Dream has worked for the wealthy, yet is a nightmare for people born with less. As a way to imagine a more equitable future, Disney uses her family's story to explore how this systemic injustice took hold.

Cast

Abigail Disney
Self

Crew

Abigail Disney
Director, Story, Producer
Kathleen Hughes
Director, Story, Producer
David Cohen
Story
David Cohen
Editor
Tim Disney
Executive Producer
Bill Haney
Executive Producer
Paula M. Froehle
Executive Producer
Steven H. Cohen
Executive Producer
Aideen Kane
Producer
Lauren Wimbush
Co-Producer
Awesome & Modest
Animation
Blake Leyh
Original Music Composer
Sean Donnelly
Lead Animator

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