IDFA - Monrovia, Indiana

He takes us to a meeting of the town council as it quarrels about the construction of a new neighbourhood, to a marriage in one of the churches, and to a funeral. We visit the liquor store, the gun store and the supermarket, the local Freemasons and the Lions” Club. There's also the local gymnasium, which serves as both the stage for a concert by the youth orchestra and later as a place for a mattress sale. Gradually Wiseman creates a nuanced view of everyday life that's based on community service, duty, spiritual life and generosity, but that sometimes validates the stereotypes we have of rural America. It”s a way of life that has long been ignored in the big U.S. cities and elsewhere in the world, but that has clearly made its influence felt in recent years.