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CARPET COWBOYS / 2023
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 and developers behind the majority of the country’s carpets, always looking at the ground for their next big break.
Among them is Roderick James, a Scottish expat and freelance textile designer living his life as a modern-day cowboy with an ambitious slew of eclectic business ventures. Through Rod’s journey chasing after The American Dream and the experiences of his peers in Dalton, CARPET COWBOYS explores the tensions between personal and national identity, and the rapidly changing global economic model of the United States that too often leaves so many behind.
Where does the myth of American identity begin and where does it end, and who ultimately gets to cash in?
Director
Noah Collier
M. Emily Mackenzie
Writers
Noah Collier
M. Emily Mackenzie
Producers
M. Emily Mackenzie
Eliza Moley
Riel Roch Decter
Executive producer
John Wilson
Kathryn Everett
Justin Lacob
Bryn Mooser
Meg Murnane
Sebastian Pardo
Edited by
Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani
M. Emily Mackenzie
Music by
Kara-Lis Coverdale
Cinematography by
Noah Collier