{"id":18881,"date":"2021-03-24T18:54:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T23:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=18881"},"modified":"2021-03-24T18:54:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T23:54:38","slug":"hbos-our-towns-a-panoramic-yet-intimate-look-at-small-towns-throughout-america-debuts-april-13-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/24\/hbos-our-towns-a-panoramic-yet-intimate-look-at-small-towns-throughout-america-debuts-april-13-video\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Our Towns,&#8221; A Panoramic Yet Intimate Look at Small Towns Throughout America, Debuts April 13 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gyONWu__7sI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Directed by Academy Award(R)-nominated filmmakers Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan (HBO&#8217;s Emmy(R)-nominated &#8220;<em>Raising Renee<\/em>&#8220;), the HBO documentary OUR TOWNS, debuting TUESDAY, APRIL 13 (9:00 &#8211; 10:40PM ET\/PT), is a remarkable portrait of America and how the rise of civic and economic reinvention is transforming small cities and towns across the country. Based on the bestselling book &#8220;Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America&#8221; by journalists James and Deborah Fallows, the visually stunning feature documentary spotlights ingenious local initiatives and explores how a sense of community and common language of change can help people and towns find a different path to the future.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary will be available on HBO and to stream on HBO Max.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1433785858\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2011, the Fallows created a blogpost for The Atlantic asking their readers to share compelling stories about their towns &#8211; from economic setbacks to local struggles or achievements &#8211; that have been overlooked by the national press. 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