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Director
  
Alex Walker

Duration
  

8.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Documentary, Music

Country
  
United Kingdom

We Dreamed America movie poster
Release date
  
March 12, 2008 (2008-03-12) (South by Southwest) October 6, 2008 (2008-10-06)

Writer
  
Felix Bechtolsheimer, Alex Walker

Initial DVD release
  
October 6, 2008 (United Kingdom)

Screenplay
  
Felix Bechtolsheimer, Alex Walker

Cast
  
Hey Negrita
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Kitty Daisy & Lewis
,
A3
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Old Crow Medicine Show
,
Guy Clark

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We Dreamed America is a 2008 documentary film, directed by Alex Walker, that delves deep into the dark recesses of the British music scene. Examining the relationship and ongoing exchange between British and American roots music, the film looks at the British fascination with the most American of genres, Country Music. The film tells the stories of six British 'Americana' bands, while giving an insight into how country music fits into the British music industry.

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we dreamed america trailer


Cast

In addition to the British bands, the film features a variety of musicians and music industry commentators including Tom McRae, Old Crow Medicine Show, Bob Harris, Little Feat, Sid Griffin and Guy Clark.

Release

The movie was released in the UK on DVD by Verve Pictures on 6 October 2008.

References

We Dreamed America Wikipedia
We Dreamed America IMDb