Sean Claffey Talks ‘Americonned’ Journey And Income Inequality

Director Sean Claffey’s documentary Americonned centers on income inequality in the U.S. and its direct effect on Americans. With A.I. and automation a reality, an estimated 47% of American jobs are at high risk of being lost by the mid-2030s. The documentary is produced by Shine the Light Films, which is “committed to producing quality documentaries that shine a light on injustices around the globe.” Full interview with Claffey is in our post

Americonned director Sean Claffey asserts that income inequality comes from a system that he describes as an “oligarchy.”

“Just driving around the whole country and meeting hundreds of people who are working really hard and struggling,” said Claffey. “They don’t know why they are struggling. It’s happening for a reason. Basically corporations and the 1% want to extract all the money. So they came up with a plan to divide us to create ‘the other.’ People who are coming across the border are ‘the other.’ People who don’t look like me are ‘the other.’ People who are a different religion than me are ‘the other.’ They’re doing it. But they’re not doing it.”

Check out Eric Holmes’ full interview with director Sean Claffey:

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Now playing in New York (Cinema Village) and Los Angeles (Laemmle Monica Film Center), Americonned be released on VOD in the U.S. and Canada on June 13. Let us know your thoughts on the documentary once you see it!

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