The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream

The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream

2004 · 78 min · EN · PG-13 · 7.2 (23 votes)
Dir. Gregory Greene · Starring Barrie Zwicker, James Howard Kunstler, Peter Calthorpe, Michael Klare, Richard Heinberg, Matthew Simmons · Music Ken Vandevrie · The End of Suburbia Collection
Documentary

Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge...

VIBE

This documentary feels like a slow-motion car crash. It's a stark, unsettling look at the unsustainable foundations of modern life, leaving you with a profound sense of unease about the future and the true cost of convenience.

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