Showtime A still from Alexandra Pelosi's documentary American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself
The latest documentary from Showtime Films is American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself, premiering Friday, October 23 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.
If you don’t have cable or don’t have Showtime, here’s how you can watch American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself streaming online for free:
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This is ultimately the same option as above, except you’ll watch on Showtime’s digital platforms instead of Amazon’s. Showtime’s streaming service, which includes all live and on-demand Showtime content, comes with a free 30-day trial:
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You can also watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
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Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself Preview
From filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi comes a cross-country journey filmed during one of the United States’ most tumultuous years in history. American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself was shot entirely in 2020 as director, producer, and cinematographer Pelosi “fearlessly enters the heart of a nation and reflects back urgent, and at times, uncomfortable, truths,” according to the press release from Showtime.
“Placing viewers directly within the most consequential events of our era, Pelosi takes the pulse of the country capturing the fervor of this precise moment. Powerful and provocative, American Selfie raises critical questions about the stark divisions in how Americans feel and asks if it’s possible to ever find a way to a more perfect union. As unthinkable perils engulf the land, Pelosi bravely captures the rising tensions among warring factions that eventually spill over and erupt into protests in the streets.
“Pelosi’s journey begins taking the temperature of America in a massively consequential election year, yet as previously unimaginable perils engulf the land, she bravely captures the rising tensions among warring factions of a nation on an existential precipice.”
The trailer for the documentary focuses on three main topics: the coronavirus pandemic, the protests against police brutality and systemic racism, and the political polarization in the country.
“The purpose of this film was to take the temperature of how people feel about America today — to take a selfie of how America looks in 2020,” Pelosi said in a statement. “It’s an artifact of this moment in time, and I’m immensely grateful to [executive producer] Sheila Nevins, MTV Documentary Films and Showtime for bringing this film to audiences at such an urgent time.”
Pelosi’s previous documentaries include Outside the Bubble: On the Road With Alexandra Pelosi, The Words that Built America, Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?, and the Emmy-nominated Journeys With George, which follows George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign.
American Selfie premieres Friday, October 23 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.
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