Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

VIEW FROM THE WORLD

The American Sector

United States
2020 — 7' / Color

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Synopsis

The American Sector is a documentary that takes viewers on a fractured road trip to visit fragments of The Berlin Wall, scattered across the United States. The Berlin Wall fell on November 9th, 1989, but it still stands. Its concrete panels now installed as monuments to their own collapse.

Directors' Biography

Courtney Stephens was born on May 23, 1981 in Redwood City, California, USA. She is known for her work on The American Sector (2020), The Tree of Life (2011) and To the Wonder (2012). Pacho Velez is a director and producer, known for Manakamana (2013), Bastards of Utopia (2010) and The Reagan Show (2017).

Directors

Courtney Stephens

Pacho Velez

Producers

Pacho Velez

Cinematographers

Pacho Velez

Editors

Dounia Sichov

Sound

Courtney Stephens