TheGreatAmericanLieisadocumentaryfilmthatexamineshowaUSvaluesystembuiltontheextrememasculineidealsofmoney,powerandcontrolhasglorifiedindividualism,institutionalizedinequality,andunderminedtheabilityofmostAmericanstoachievetheAmericanDream.Themaintopicofthisfilmisarguablyoneofthemostimportantissuesofourtime:socialandeconomicimmobility.InequalityhasbeenontheriseinAmericaformorethanthreedecades.Middleandlowincomewageshaveremainedstagnantordecreasedwhiletopearnershaveseentheirwagesincrease135%since1979.Today,thetop.1%ofAmericansownsalmostasmuchwealthasthebottom90%.Thisfilmisincrediblytimelybecauseofthestaggeringstateofinequalitytoday,butthisfilmisalsoimportantbecauseitisnew.Bybringingtheuniqueperspectiveofgendertothisstory,thisfilmexpandstheconversationaroundthecausesandsolutionstoAmerica'sinequalityanddivision.Withourhistoryandexperienceinilluminatingandchallenginglimitinggendernarrativesinoursociety,ourdocumentaryteamisuniquelyqualifiedtotellthisstory.Ourfirsttwofilms,MissRepresentationandTheMaskYouLiveIn,laythegroundworkforunderstandingtheimpactofgenderonindividualsandcommunitiesinAmericansociety.WeviewTheGreatAmericanLieasthecriticallastfilminthistrilogythatwilladdresstheroleofourgenderedvaluesonAmericansociety-at-large.