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The American Sector

2020

Documentary

Documentary All over the USA, dozens of concrete stelae are to be found. Some are cherished and revered while others are left to fend for themselves. They are the silent witnesses of a bizarre joke of history, for these objects are in fact sections of the Berlin Wall that have been collected by American institutions and individuals over the past 30 years.

	Author	Review
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"An elegant and potent visual essay"	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"This light and thoughtful documentary road trip still manages to draw a comprehensive map of what the [Berlin Wall] has come to represent"	POS
United Kingdom	Nikki Baughan Screendaily	"An assured, intelligent piece of filmmaking that should capture the attention of further festivals (...) Effective editing, by Stephens and Dounia Sichov, gives the film its structure"	POS
United States	Jonathan Christian The Playlist	"[It] speaks volumes about freedom with eloquent silence (...) One should not underestimate the revolutionary potency of 'The American Sector'"	POS
United States	Ryan Swen The Film Stage	"Stephens and Velez understand that the Wall carries its own resonances from place to place, a divided construct that nevertheless connects across space and experience, for better and for worse."	POS
United Kingdom	Phuong Le The Guardian	"Such conversations bring a human unpredictability to the solemn wreckage of history (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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