THE GREAT AMERICAN LIE Film Review September 28, 2020

The Great American Lie

Reviewed: 9/23/2020
Vertical Entertainment
Rating: 4 / 5

On Digital and On Demand: October 2, 2020

(Vertical Entertainment)

The documentary, “The Great American Lie”, studies the centuries long bias toward gender, people of color, and economic status in the United States.


With the world upside down in 2020, this film could not be more poignant or educational.


The film follows five different individuals ranging from a school principal, a lawyer, a steel worker, a social justice advocate, and a conservative woman from the South. Each story shows the struggles that are unique to each person and their community. 

(Public school principal Ruby De Tie in the documentary THE GREAT AMERICAN LIE, a Vertical Entertainment release. Photo courtesy of Vertical Entertainment.)  

There is commentary from a variety of educational, journalistic, and legal experts about the history of inequality and what it looks like in the present day.


If you are set in your ways and already have a predetermined opinion about the topic, then this film will only enrage you that much further. However, if you’re open minded enough to listen to the information being presented, you may find yourself asking questions that you never thought you would.

((L-R) Filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom and social justice activist Saru Jayaraman in the documentary THE GREAT AMERICAN LIE, a Vertical Entertainment release. Photo courtesy of Vertical Entertainment.)

“The Great American Lie” is an interesting documentary about a topic that continues to bring out the best (and the worst) in the American people. Worth watching.


Best,
Mark Sugiyama
Eclectic Arts

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