“We’ve had socialism in this country for so long”: An interview with Yael Bridge, director of The Big Scary “S” Word
The documentary The Big Scary “S” Word, which premiered in the United States in September 2021, retraces the history of socialism in the United States and its contemporary manifestations. In this interview, director and producer Yael Bridge talks about the context in which the movie was filmed, the...
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| description | The documentary The Big Scary “S” Word, which premiered in the United States in September 2021, retraces the history of socialism in the United States and its contemporary manifestations. In this interview, director and producer Yael Bridge talks about the context in which the movie was filmed, the significance of socialism in US history and contemporary politics, and why it is important today to showcase the diversity of socialist experimentations and the meaning given to the word by those who use it. |
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