Carpet Cowboys

Name: Carpet Cowboys
Genre: Documentary
Released: August 25, 2023

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Memory | Release Date: August 25, 2023 | Not Rated

Summary: The psychedelic carpets lining our hotel hallways, casinos, and convention centers can be traced to one town: Dalton, Georgia, the “Carpet Capital of the World.” In this bastion of American manufacturing we find an interwoven set of locals who are the unsung creators behind the majority of the country’s carpets. Among them is RoderickThe psychedelic carpets lining our hotel hallways, casinos, and convention centers can be traced to one town: Dalton, Georgia, the “Carpet Capital of the World.” In this bastion of American manufacturing we find an interwoven set of locals who are the unsung creators behind the majority of the country’s carpets. Among them is Roderick James, a Scottish expat living an “American Country Lifestyle” pursuing success in a rapidly changing world. … Expand

Director: M. Emily Mackenzie and Noah Collier

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

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RogerEbert.com Marya E. Gates

Aug 25, 2023

At first, it seems Carpet Cowboys, the debut documentary from co-directors Emily MacKenzie and Noah Collier, intends to merely tell the unsung story of this niche industry and the quirky artists, businessmen, and scientists who earn their living working in it. But the filmmakers use it as a launching pad to chart the deconstruction of the American Dream. Read full review

Josh Kupecki

Nov 15, 2023

Following James, I couldn’t help but think that Mackenzie and Collier had found a real-life David Brent (I know, they’re probably everywhere). The sheer force of his belief in his own skills (clothes designing, particularly) and the unflappability he exhibits is constantly stupefying. Read full review

The Film Stage Alistair Ryder

Aug 23, 2023

Carpet Cowboys would ultimately be a much stronger film if it was entirely focused on James and those in his direct orbit; his struggles and eventual attempts to relocate speak more to the state of the industry and the American Dream in a recession-ravaged nation than MacKenzie and Collier could have ever predicted. Read full review

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