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Floored is a 2009 documentary film about the people and business of the Chicago trading floors. The film focuses specifically on several Chicago floor traders who have been impacted by the electronic trading revolution and whose jobs have been Read More..

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Description	Floored is a 2009 documentary film about the people and business of the Chicago trading floors. The film focuses specifically on several Chicago floor traders who have been impacted by the electronic trading revolution and whose jobs have been threatened by the use of computers in the trading world. Directed by James Allen Smith, the film runs for 77 minutes.The film has become particularly relevant in light of the U.S. financial crisis of 2009; Greg Burns of the Chicago Tribune has said of the film's director, "By dealing with hard times in the workplace, Smith taps into a vein running through millions of lives in this brutal recession, as the nation’s unemployment rate soars toward 10 percent" [Burns, G.: "Director of Trader Films Makes A Documentary for Hard Times"].Critics have suggested a meta-fictional subtext to the documentary, linking the film's storyline about Chicago traders to the plight of independent filmmakers in a time of the declining influence of film festivals and the ubiquitousness of free internet content.Sears, S.: "Going Hollywood in Chicago" Ironically, the documentary itself was widely available on video sharing sites before its official "web premiere" on September 6, 2013.Szala, G.: "Trading places: From peak to FLOORED (a documentary)"
Description	Floored is a 2009 documentary film about the people and business of the Chicago trading floors. The film focuses specifically on several Chicago floor traders who have been impacted by the electronic trading revolution and whose jobs have been threatened by the use of computers in the trading world. Directed by James Allen Smith, the film runs for 77 minutes.The film has become particularly relevant in light of the U.S. financial crisis of 2009; Greg Burns of the Chicago Tribune has said of the film's director, "By dealing with hard times in the workplace, Smith taps into a vein running through millions of lives in this brutal recession, as the nation’s unemployment rate soars toward 10 percent" [Burns, G.: "Director of Trader Films Makes A Documentary for Hard Times"].Critics have suggested a meta-fictional subtext to the documentary, linking the film's storyline about Chicago traders to the plight of independent filmmakers in a time of the declining influence of film festivals and the ubiquitousness of free internet content.Sears, S.: "Going Hollywood in Chicago" Ironically, the documentary itself was widely available on video sharing sites before its official "web premiere" on September 6, 2013.Szala, G.: "Trading places: From peak to FLOORED (a documentary)"

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Director	James Allen Smith
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Writer	Andrew McAllister, James Allen Smith
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Cinematography	Chris Baron,James Allen Smith
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Editing	Andrew McAllister
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Starring	Bobby Ansani , Jeff Ansani , Ron Beebe
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Music	Stefan Nelson
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Runtime	77 minutes
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Country	United States
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Language	English
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Producer	Joseph Gibbons
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Released	2009/09/01
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