America Lost (2019)

America Lost is a feature documentary that explores life in three forgotten American citiesYoungstown Ohio Memphis Tennessee and Stockton California The film reveals the dramatic decline of the American interior through a combination of emotional personal stories and thoughtful conservative commentary Filmmaker Christopher F Rufo spent five years gathering these intimate portraits of Americans on the edge including an exsteelworker scrapping abandoned homes to survive a recently incarcerated father trying to rebuild his life and a single mother dreaming of escaping her blighted urban neighborhood Ultimately despite these grave challenges the film offers a glimpse of hope for rebuilding Americas families and communities from the bottom up