{"product_id":"slice-of-life-the-american-dream-in-former-pizza-huts","title":"Slice of Life: The American Dream. In Former Pizza Huts.","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca title=\"Community Screenings Form\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collectiveeye.org\/pages\/host-a-screening\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0133\/2562\/files\/WebsiteButton_3bb924f4-b7af-47a7-98d9-8c2765d50eb0_480x480.jpg?v=1718641924\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; float: start;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDirected by:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Matthew Salleh\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026 (educational)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Production:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Time: \u003c\/strong\u003e83 min\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/search\/title\/?title_type=feature\u0026amp;primary_language=en\u0026amp;sort=moviemeter%2Casc\u0026amp;ref_=tt_dt_ln\" aria-disabled=\"false\" class=\"ipc-metadata-list-item__list-content-item ipc-metadata-list-item__list-content-item--link\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle Options:\u003c\/strong\u003e English Closed Captions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects: \u003c\/strong\u003eAmerican Studies, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/alql_8UgJlI?si=5DlfTzEzO47fUbn-\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"comp-iwvzj3hs1\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-iwvzj3hs1 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e           \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Slice of Life: The American Dream. In Former Pizza Huts.\" is a contemporary portrait of America, observed within the walls of former Pizza Hut buildings across the country. These nostalgic spaces hold memories of a bygone era, but through the power of transformation, they provide something new and special for the communities that continue to flow through them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom an LGBTQ+ church in Florida, to a karaoke bar in Texas, to a cannabis dispensary in rural Colorado, these modern-day portraits are paralleled with the origin story of Pizza Hut - one of America's most iconic brands, and the two brothers who founded the company in Wichita, Kansas in 1958.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Selection at the 2024 SXSW Sydney Edition and the 2024 Cleveland International Film Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A documentary about repurposed Pizza Hut buildings made me cry… In a time filled with strife, anger, and a feeling of despair, one delicious new film has come along at just the right time to show us that anything is possible — one rebuilt Pizza Hut location at a time.\" -Stacey Leasca, Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Quirky, unapologetically hopeful, and one of the best documentaries of 2024.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Adam Freed, Movie Archer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"780\" data-start=\"740\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Filmmaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nMatthew Salleh and Rose Tucker are an Australian-born, Brooklyn-based documentary filmmaking duo. Their previous works include the James Beard Award-winning ‘Barbecue’ (2017) and festival favorite ‘We Don’t Deserve Dogs’ (2020). Their films have screened at prestigious festivals worldwide (including SXSW, Chicago International Film Festival, Warsaw IFF, Miami GEMS, and Sydney Film Festival) and have been distributed in cinemas and on major streaming platforms including Netflix, Peacock and Amazon. Rose and Matthew have collaborated for almost two decades. They work together as a two-person crew: Matthew as director and cinematographer, Rose as producer and sound recordist. 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