As Goes Janesville

As Goes Janesville
Directed by Brad Lichtenstein
Produced by Brad Lichtenstein
Nicole Docta
Edited by Leslie Simmer
Release dates
  • 2012 (2012)
Running time
88 minutes
Country United States
Language English

As Goes Janesville is a 2012 independent documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films and 371 Productions.[1] It explores the future of America's middle class by focusing on the stories of Janesville, WI.

The film was broadcast on PBS through the Independent Lens program.[2] It later played a successful festival run and was nominated for an Emmy award in Outstanding Investigative Journalism—Long-Form.[3]

As Goes Janesville was funded by the Macarthur foundation and ITVS.[4][5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

References

  1. "News for As Goes Janesville". kartemquin.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  2. "As Goes Janesville | Town Struggles in Recession | Independent Lens | PBS". Independent Lens. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  3. "The Emmy Awards - 34th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards Nominations". emmyonline.org. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  4. "As Goes Janesville - ITVS". itvs.org. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  5. "As Goes Janesville — MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  6. 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.
  7. "Introducing BizVizz: A Corporate Responsibility App Inspired by ‘As Goes Janesville’ - ITVS Beyond the Box". ITVS Beyond the Box. Retrieved 2016-02-05.

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