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  • Independent Lens Two Square Miles (Season 8, Episode 6)
  • TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

Independent Lens

Two Square Miles (Season 8, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary
With its thriving main street, diverse population and healthy rate of revitalization, Hudson, New York could be seen as a model of small-town America. Depressed and declining towns across the country would welcome any amount of the ...See moreWith its thriving main street, diverse population and healthy rate of revitalization, Hudson, New York could be seen as a model of small-town America. Depressed and declining towns across the country would welcome any amount of the economic upturn that Hudson has enjoyed in the last decade. But underneath the surface, Hudson is dealing with the same issues that communities of all sizes face: ever-widening income gaps and the loss of a middle class; threats to health and environment by polluting corporations, gentrification and homogenization; and a compromised democratic process. Local business and small farms find it impossible to compete against national chains, while long-standing friction persists along racial and economic lines. Two Square Miles takes a closer look at this small community in a state of flux, a town of 7,500 located 100 miles north of New York City. How do the residents of this town deal with change--and with each other? See less
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Director
Barbara Ettinger
Composers
David Byrne | Al Green (as A. Green) | Teenie Hodges (as M. Hodges) | Simon Jeffes & 3 more
Cinematographer
Joseph Friedman
Editors
Beth Poague | Toby Shimin
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Status
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Updated Nov 28, 2006
Release date
Nov 28, 2006 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 46 wins & 74 nominations

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