I Want to Be an American

I Want to Be an American

2013 · ★ 10.0

In the spirit of the Surrealist parlor game of chance Exquisite Corpse, each filmmaker makes a documentary short film based on imagery forwarded on by the previous filmmaker in the chain. The composite story forms a global independent filmmaking experience.

Directed by Peter Baxter

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