3 X AMERICAN MUST SEES

American elections are just around the corner and this is an exciting phenomenon for the Netherlands too. To get into the mood, MASTERS selects three trending films and series from American soil that you must see.

The American elections are just around the corner and this is also an exciting phenomenon for the Netherlands. To get into the mood, MASTERS selects three  trending films and series from American soil that you must have seen, Text: Larissa Schaule Jullens
Image: Netflix, IMDB, Amazon

Whose Votes Counts, explained

November 3, 2020 will be a historic day in America: the presidential battle between Joe Biden and Donald Trump will take place. This three-part documentary provides a glimpse into the American electoral system and all the pros and cons that come with it are also discussed. Voting rights are the foundation for American democracy, but despite this, every vote does not count equally. This is due to a historically developed system that ensures that the distribution of all votes across the states is more important than all votes cast together. By coming up with several scenarios, it will become clear how the distribution of votes could be fairer in the future.

Living on one dollar (amazon)

Four American students travel through Guatemala for 54 days and live on ¢1 a day. They try to experience what it is like to live in poverty. The boys come face to face with hunger, illness and the stress of their financial situation. Every day the gentlemen draw a ticket with a number between 0 - 9 and that number determines the number of dollars to spend per day. Sometimes they are lucky, sometimes they have (almost) nothing. They live in a shack, build their own farm to grow and sell their own vegetables to really get a taste of the culture.

My Octopus Teacher (IMDB)

Professional swimmer Craig Foster swims in the sea of ​​South Africa every day and is fascinated by the underwater world. At one point he discovers a young octopus in the middle of the kelp forest. He immediately becomes obsessed with the animal and decides to swim to the octopus every day - for several hours at a time. They gain each other's trust and Craig is with the animal for more than 365 days in a row. A moving, passionate and compelling documentary about the relationship between humans and animals.