The One Percent
This 80-minute documentary focuses on the growing "wealth gap" in
America, as seen through the eyes of filmmaker Jamie Johnson, a
27-year-old heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune.
Johnson, who cut his film teeth at NYU and made the Emmy®-nominated 2003
HBO documentary Born Rich, here sets his sights on exploring the
political, moral and emotional rationale that enables a tiny percentage
of Americans - the one percent - to control nearly half the wealth of
the entire United States. The film Includes interviews with Nicole
Buffett, Bill Gates Sr., Adnan Khashoggi, Milton Friedman, Robert Reich,
Ralph Nader and other luminaries.
Wikipedia
The One Percent is a 2006 documentary about the growing wealth gap between America's wealthy elite compared to the overall citizenry. It was created by Jamie Johnson, an heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, and produced by Jamie Johnson and Nick Kurzon. The film's title refers to the top one percent of Americans in terms of wealth, who controlled 42.2 percent of total financial wealth in 2004.
The film premiered on April 29, 2006, at the Tribeca Film Festival. It was reported to have been purchased by HBO and a revised version of the film, substantially re-edited and incorporating footage shot since the 2006 festival screening, premiered on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 6:30pm ET/PT on HBO's Cinemax.
The One Percent
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