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  • Soul of a People: Writing America's Story (2009)
  • TV Movie | 93 min | Documentary
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story (2009)
TV Movie | 93 min | Documentary
In the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined an unlikely WPA program to document America in guidebooks and interviews. With the Federal Writers' Project, the government pitted young, untested talents against the ...See moreIn the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined an unlikely WPA program to document America in guidebooks and interviews. With the Federal Writers' Project, the government pitted young, untested talents against the problems of everyday Americans. From that experience, some of America's great writers found their own voices, and discovered the Soul of a People. Written by Spark Media See less
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Director
Andrea Kalin
Producer
Andrea Kalin (producer)
Composer
Joseph Vitarelli
Cinematographer
Dennis Boni (director of photography)
Editors
David Grossbach | Wanakhavi Wakhisi (additional editor)
Production Designer
Jeffrey Pratt Gordon
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Updated Sep 6, 2009
Release date
Sep 6, 2009 (United States)
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination

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