“We have to see loneliness as a threat to our health security.” Abramorama has debuted the full trailer for a documentary film titled Join or Die, which is a rather ominous title for a doc. This important film centers on America’s civic unraveling through the journey of scientist Robert Putnam (aka Bob), whose research on the decline in American community lights a path out of our democracy’s present crisis. It first premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival last year, playing at the Boston, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Tallgrass, Tuscon, and Denver Film Festivals as well. Putnam is a renowned social scientist and the Malkin Research Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University. He describes this as a “film about why you should join a club… and why the fate of America depends on it.” It’s an examination of how the decline in community connections could hold the answers to our democracy’s present crisis. Americans are getting more and more lonely, and less connected, and that’s affecting our social & mental health and much more. It sounds like a must watch. // Continue Reading ›
Official Trailer for ‘Join or Die’ Doc About America’s Civic Unraveling
