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A man wearing a apron sits in an empty resturaunt.

Slice of Life: The American Dream. In Former Pizza Huts.

  Matthew Salleh

  United States     83 minutes

Synopsis

Many will recognize a pavilion-style roof and trapezoidal windows as the tell-tale signs of a family-style Pizza Hut. But what was once a fixture across America in the 1970s was transformed when the company, founded by two brothers in Wichita, Kansas, catapulted into the corporate age, and from dine-in to delivery.

In this charming documentary by Australian filmmakers Salleh and Tucker (Barbeque), we traverse America to meet the small business owners who have converted these buildings and made them their own. From a cannabis dispensary in rural Colorado to Big Ed’s BBQ in suburban Illinois to an LGBTQ+ church in Florida, Slice of Life offers a surprisingly stirring snapshot of a diverse swath of Americans from all walks of life, highlighting their shared sense of ingenuity, resourcefulness, and can-do spirit.

 English with subtitles

Screenings & Events

Screening

Wed, Oct 23 @ 8:30pm CDT

at AMC NEWCITY 14, screen 06

Scheduled to Attend:
Director Matthew Salleh and producer Rose Tucker
Accessibility options for this screening:
  • Closed Captions
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Screening

Thu, Oct 24 @ 12:00pm CDT

at AMC NEWCITY 14, screen 04

Scheduled to Attend:
Director Matthew Salleh and producer Rose Tucker
Accessibility options for this screening:
  • Closed Captions
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Media

Film Credits

  •   Rose Tucker
  •   Matthew Salleh, Rose Tucker
  •   Matthew Salleh
  •   Dan Carney, Dr. Jay M. Price, Eddie Nero, Susan Charron, Jesús Ochoa, Barb Hillaker, Isabella Macbeth
  •   Urtext Film Productions
  •   https://www.urtextfilms.com/sliceoflife/

Sponsors

Documentary Program Partner

Logo: WTTW (2019)

Documentary Program Patron

Cynthia Stone Raskin