Amsterdam Stories USA is a 2012 documentary film and road movie directed by Dutch filmmakers Rob Rombout and Rogier van Eck. It was produced by Hubert Toint and Jean-Jacques Neira of Belgium-based film production company, Saga Film. The premiere was aired in Amsterdam at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in November 2012 and at Bozar in January 2013.
The film traces the history, culture, and lives of 15 small American towns, all named Amsterdam. The places explored are New York City (New Amsterdam), Amsterdam New York, Amsterdam Pennsylvania, Amsterdam Ohio, Amsterdam Virginia, Amsterdam Georgia, Amsterdam Mississippi, Amsterdam Texas, Amsterdam Indiana, Amsterdam Wisconsin, Amsterdam Iowa, Amsterdam Missouri, Amsterdam Montana, Amsterdam Idaho, and Amsterdam California.
The film runs a total of six hours (360 minutes) which are divided into four ninety-minute chapters named East, South, Midwest, and West. It is the second film in a trilogy that is mainly concerned with places, towns, islands, and people named Amsterdam. It is preceded by Amsterdam via Amsterdam and succeeded by Amsterdam Black & White.
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