I.O.U.S.A.

One Nation. Under Stress. In Debt.

Official Selection 2008 Sundance Film Festival American Documentary Competition

IOUSA accomplishes an amazing thing. It explains the national debt.

REVIEWS

"If you are looking for a better understanding about our national economic crisis, you won’t find a more sobering nonpartisan look at it than in the PBS documentary, "I.O.U.S.A.""

— Nathaniel | Movie 'Tudes the blog

"...we have a duty to watch this film..."

— Robert W. Butler | Denver Post

"...this smartly assembled wake-up call concerning the nation's lousy spending habits proves to be as unexpectedly spirited as it is dispiriting..."

— Michael Rechtshaffen | Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

"...Creadon is to be commended for making I.O.U.S.A., a nuts and bolts documentary which seeks to explain the burgeoning financial crisis in layman's terms..."

— Kam Williams | News Blaze

"Yet another documentary that everyone should see..."

— Jeannette Catsoulis | The New York Times

"...it accomplishes an amazing thing. It explains the national debt..."

— Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun-Times

""I.O.U.S.A." might be the most must-see movie out there..."

— G. Allen Johnson | The San Francisco Chronicle

"an INCONVENIENT TRUTH for the debt crisis..."

— Michelle Orange | The Village Voice

"I.O.U.S.A. is an incredibly timely documentary that is able to address a serious issue in an accessible and fun way..."

— Jessica Mosby | The WIP

"I.O.U.S.A. is the kind of film that is so timely, so immediate in its concerns, that it should air on network television tonight, rather than go through a lengthy festival and theatrical run."

— AJ Schnack | All These Wonderful Things

"I.O.U.S.A. may not be the sexiest film at the Sundance Film Festival, but it could be the most timely."

— Mary Milliken | Reuters.com

"Equal parts enlightening and alarming, “I.O.U.S.A.” highlights our unwise preference for short-term reward over long-term planning..."

— Jeannette Catsoulis | The New York Times

"surprisingly engaging, at times humorous and colorful, despite a message that could be taken as gloom and doom...."

— G. Allen Johnson | The San Francisco Chronicle

"...Creadon is the pop documentary equivalent of the New York Times Sunday Magazine..."

— AJ Schnack | All These Wonderful Things

"A handy election primer..."

— Michelle Orange | The Village Voice

"...an alternately amusing and alarming primer on America's off-the-charts fiscal irresponsibility."

— Justin Chang | Variety.com

"Creadon successfully overlays a relatable human face against the inevitable barrage of facts and red-inked figures..."

— Michael Rechtshaffen | Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

"...may be to the U.S. economy what "An Inconvenient Truth" was to the environment."

— Mary Milliken | Reuters.com

"...most unexpectedly frightening movie in the festival."

— Kenneth Turan | Los Angeles Times

"I.O.U.S.A." is crucial viewing for anyone who claims to care about America."

— Brian Brooks | indiewire.com

"...fascinating call-to-arms..."

— Judd | concretefiction.com

"...I.O.U.S.A. is a powerful documentary that makes no qualms about espousing its point of view."

— Mike Raffensperger | Zoom In Online