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In 2020 when the world came to a stop, filmmaker Brian Schodorf (Chicago at the Crossroad, The Wayman Tisdale Story) began what would be a 3-year journey and historic 4-part docuseries, traveling through the heartland of a divided nation. Capturing the intimate thoughts of farmers, ranchers, truckers, local mom-and-pop store owners and anyone willing to talk, with one simple question, "Why Trump?" The answers may surprise you, confuse you, even make you angry, but beyond anything else, they'll inform you about what and how American's feel over their current standing in our country, and what our 45th President, Donald J. Trump, means to them, good and bad. "Why Trump begins with Part I: Death of the American Town," and presents a clear-eyed view of the many firmly-held attitudes and feelings rural America has about our 45th President and the state of the American dream. "Why Trump?" may not be an easy question to answer, but through the eyes, ears and heart of filmmaker Brian Schodorf, we can get a better understanding of what American politics has become and some clues as to where it is heading.
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