The Overnighters
An intimate portrait of job-seekers desperately chasing the broken American Dream to the tiny oil boom town of Williston, North Dakota. With the town lacking the infrastructure to house the overflow of migrants, pastor Jay Reinke starts the controversial 'overnighters' program, allowing down-and-out...
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
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[Austin, Texas?] :
Drafthouse Films,
[2014]
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| Series: | Drafthouse Films (Series) ;
no. 27. |
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| Summary: | An intimate portrait of job-seekers desperately chasing the broken American Dream to the tiny oil boom town of Williston, North Dakota. With the town lacking the infrastructure to house the overflow of migrants, pastor Jay Reinke starts the controversial 'overnighters' program, allowing down-and-out workers a place to sleep at the church. His well-meaning project immediately runs into resistance with his community, forcing the clergyman to make a decision which leads to profound consequences. |
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| Item Description: | Documentary. "We are the American dream"--Container. Special features: Audio commentary with director Jesse Moss and Jay Reinke; Interview update with Jay Reinke; Deleted scenes; Trailers. Originally produced in 2014. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm. |
| Format: | DVD, NTSC; widescreen presentation. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Edited by Jeff Gilbert ; original music, T. Griffin. |
