16 September 2022 Factual 87 mins
Abigail Disney looks at America's dysfunctional and unequal economy and asks why the American Dream has worked for the wealthy, yet is a nightmare for people born with less. As a way to imagine a more equitable future, Disney uses her family's story to explore how this systemic injustice took hold.
Watch the official The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales 2022 trailer in HD below.
Abigail Disney as Self
Steven H. Cohen Executive Producer
United States 23 September 2022
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