I.O.U.S.A.
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Patrick Creadon
David M Walker
Robert Bixby
Alice Rivlin
William Bonner
Harry Zeeve
Film Details
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Synopsis
The United States faces an enemy of epic proportions. It's not something you can see on CNN or YouTube. It's not as overtly in your face as wars, natural disasters or terrorism. But this invisible, insidious monster is rapidly growing into a behemoth, threatening to spark an unthinkable catastrophe that will impact the future of the nation and the lives of every single American, no matter who you are. This monster is the national debt--now at a gargantuan $9.5 trillion and counting. Former U.S. Comptroller General Dave Walker (a/k/a the nation's top accountant) and Concord Coalition executive director Bob Bixby travel like town criers across America on what they call a "Fiscal Wake Up Tour." Town by town, they've been arming citizens with information about how we got into a sticky financial mess, why we must act right now to stop it, and what we can each do to begin to free the nation from the stranglehold of this colossal debt.
Director
Patrick Creadon
Cast
David M Walker
Robert Bixby
Alice Rivlin
William Bonner
Harry Zeeve
Robert Rudin
Ron Paul
David Yepsen
Kay Harms
Warren Buffett
David Chia
James Arredy
Kent Conrad
Paul O'neill
Crew
Doug Blush
William Bonner
Jon Carnes
Patrick Creadon
Patrick Creadon
Larry Ellis
Sarah Gibson
Peter Golub
Kate Incontrera
Kate Incontrera
Theodore James
Christine O'malley
Christine O'malley
Brian Oakes
Addison Wiggin
Addison Wiggin
Addison Wiggin
Addison Wiggin
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States August 22, 2008
Released in United States January 2008
Released in United States June 2008
Released in United States Summer August 22, 2008
Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival June 16-23, 2008.
Inspired by the book "Empire of Debt: The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis" by William Bonner and Addison Wiggin; published by Wiley November 11, 2005.
Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 17-27, 2008.)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival June 16-23, 2008.)
Limited Release in United States August 22, 2008 (NY, LA)
Released in United States Summer August 22, 2008
