Building the American Dream (2019)
• March 10th, 2019 • 1h 15min
Documentary
Overview
In Texas, construction workers face the deadliest conditions in the country. This documentary follows three immigrant families who are rising up to seek justice and equality in an industry rife with exploitation.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Remember the Alamo
Released on: 2004-02-02
Documentary, History
In the early 1830s Texas was about to explode. Although ruled by Mexico, the region was home to more...
Mayor of Lowell
Released on: 2025-03-21
Adventure, Documentary, History, War
This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA com...
Going Varsity in Mariachi
Released on: 2023-01-22
Documentary
A year in the life of an underdog competitive high school mariachi band in the Texas borderlands.
The Thin Blue Line
Released on: 1988-08-28
Crime, Documentary
This unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer...
Bigger Stronger Faster*
Released on: 2008-05-30
Documentary
In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country i...
Unbroken: The Unmukt Chand Story
Released on: 2025-09-12
Documentary, Drama
This access-driven documentary chronicles the life of Unmukt Chand, an Indian-American cricketer onc...
Florence from Ohio
Released on:
Documentary
Filmmaker Stephanie Wang-Breal sets out to cross the generational divide, confronting long-simmering...
Anatomy of a Disaster: Explosion at BP Texas City Refinery
Released on: 2008-03-21
Documentary
This U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) video uses expert testimony and computer-animated reenactments...
God Grew Tired of Us
Released on: 2006-12-31
Documentary
Filmmaker Christopher Quinn observes the ordeal of three Sudanese refugees -- Jon Bul Dau, Daniel Ab...
Two Towns of Jasper
Released on: 2002-01-13
Documentary
Using two separate filmmaking teams (an all-white crew filming white residents and an all-black came...
Boome Satellites in Texas
Released on: 2021-07-24
Documentary, Drama, Music
Satellites in Texas is a feature documentary following musician Boome as he copes with his brothers ...
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
Released on: 1997-06-01
Documentary
Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it lo...
Tarnation
Released on: 2003-10-19
Documentary, Drama
Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture o...
Spit Farther!
Released on: 2001-06-02
Documentary
For the last half century, the little town of Luling, Texas has held an annual Watermelon Thump Fest...
The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream
Released on: 2004-01-12
Documentary
Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has p...
Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas
Released on: 2021-02-10
Documentary, TV Movie
Roam the Wild West frontier land of the Rio Grande’s Big Bend alongside its iconic animals, includin...
The American Question
Released on: 2024-10-29
Documentary
An 8-year journey into divided America, The American Question examines the insidious roots of polari...
Pôle Emploi, Ne quittez pas !
Released on: 2014-11-19
Documentary, Drama
This is the story of a team of 40 agents facing 4,000 job seekers at a job centre in the Parisian su...
Hummingbirds
Released on: 2023-02-21
Documentary
Best friends Silvia and Beba record their lives as they dance, make music, and face an uncertain imm...
Ripple
Released on: 2024-03-21
Documentary, Drama
Rae Ripple, a welder from the outskirts of West Texas transforms neglected metal into works of art a...