Join or Die: A Film About Why You Should Join a Club

A film by Pete Davis and Rebecca Davis

Join or Die: A Film About Why You Should Join a Club is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it. In this feature documentary, follow the half-century story of the unraveling of America’s social fabric through the journey of legendary Harvard social scientist Robert Putnam, whose groundbreaking “Bowling Alone” research has illuminated the powerful connection between ordinary community bonds and our health, happiness, economy, and politics. Flanked by influential fans and scholars as well as inspiring groups building community in neighborhoods across the country, join Bob as he shows why more people becoming “joiners” could hold the solution to our personal and national problems

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Director

Pete Davis and Rebecca Davis

Producer

Pete Davis and Rebecca Davis

Runtime

97 minutes

Rights Represented

International

Captions Available

English

Language

English

Press

“Our democracy needs us to be joiners! …[an] urgent message.”

- Hillary Clinton

“The film, like Putnam’s work, is engrossing and, ultimately, convincing. It’s hard to watch without feeling the personal impact of Putnam’s ideas in your own life – the social disconnection, the apathy, the cynicism – and as the credits roll you might just find yourself wanting to join a bowling league.” 

- Archer Parquette, Milwaukee Magazine

“The seeming irreparable divisions in our country have been a hot topic of this year’s SXSW entries, but one documentary is preoccupied with finding solutions.”

- Austin Monthly, The Films We Loved Most at SXSW
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Join or Die: A Film About Why You Should Join a Club

JOIN OR DIE is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it

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