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Shred America

Name: Shred America
Director: Arthur Swidzinski
Released: 2018
Duration: 92 min

Representation Score

4.6/10

Fair

2018

Director

Arthur Swidzinski

Runtime

92 minutes

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Shred America is a character-driven documentary focused on a subcultural experience. It emphasizes the raw, often unfortunate reality of a skateboarding journey over broader social commentary or identity-focused storytelling. By highlighting errors and youthful ignorance, the film disrupts traditional travelogues. However, it lacks the necessary multi-layered depth or explicit representation of diverse identities to go beyond a neutral baseline. Overall, the documentary offers a subjective view of the American landscape but does not provide clear information about gender, race, and LGBTQ+ representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does Shred America have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film follows a group of four young adults on a cross-country trip. It does not explicitly address sexual orientation or gender identities.

How does Shred America portray gender?

Fair

The subjects are described as twenty-year-olds, but their genders are not specified. The film does not challenge traditional masculine stereotypes within the skateboarding community.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Shred America?

Fair

The journey covers various regions from Chicago to New York, but the racial and ethnic backgrounds of the travelers are not confirmed. multi-layered identities are not highlighted.

How does Shred America represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film presents a non-traditional view of the American landscape by focusing on misfortune and ignorance. This approach critiques the typical heroic road trip cliché through a more cynical lens.

Does Shred America include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information about the inclusion of neurodivergent individuals or people with physical disabilities in the traveling group.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional travelogue clichés by focusing on misfortune and error.
Presents a non-traditional, potentially cynical perspective on the American landscape.

Limited or Absent

Does not explicitly represent LGBTQ+ identities or sexual orientation.
Does not provide clear information about the racial, ethnic, or gender composition of the cast.
Does not include documented representation of neurodivergent individuals or people with physical disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Four twenty-year-olds travel from Chicago to New York on skateboards. Fueled by youthful ignorance, the four navigate America's landscape through a maze of wrong turns and unfortunate circumstances.

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