BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/the-american-dream- and-other-fairy-tales-screening-and-qa-with-abigail-disney/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1e5f70b2-e5f0-498d-98a7-0aa83f3090af SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260506T065226 DTSTART:20260506T170000 DTEND:20260506T190000 SUMMARY:The American dream and other fairy tales: screening and Q&A with A bigail Disney LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person public event (MAR.2.04\, Ma rshall Building) DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 6 May 2026 6pm - 8pmJoin us for a screening of The A merican Dream and Other Fairy Tales\, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Abi gail Disney. In this feature-length\, personal essay documentary\, Disney examines America’s profound inequality crisis\, drawing on her own famil y story to explore how systemic injustice took hold and imagine a way towa rds a more equitable future.The story begins in 2018\, after Abigail encou nters workers at the company that bears her name struggling to put food on the table. Could she\, a descendant with no role in the multinational con glomerate\, use her famous last name to help pressure Disney and other Ame rican corporations to treat low-wage workers more humanely? Believing her conservative grandfather\, Roy Disney (Walt’s brother and company co-fou nder)\, would never have tolerated employee hunger at “The Happiest Plac e On Earth”\, Abigail re-examines the story of modern American capitalis m from the middle of the last century\, when wealth was shared more equita bly\, to today\, when CEOs earn upwards of 800 times more than their avera ge employees. What happened? What Abigail learns – about racism\, corpor ate power and the American Dream – is eye-opening\, unexpected\, and ins piring in that it begins to imagine a path to a fairer future for everyone .Filmed over a two-year period\, The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales expertly weaves together Abigail’s family story and the stories of Disne yland workers with commentary from historians\, authors\, and academics. T he film artfully employs archive footage\, animation\, and never-before-se en Disney family movies. From the boardroom to the union hall\, the film w ill no doubt jump-start urgently needed conversations about how to make Am erican capitalism work for everyone. As Abigail concludes\, it won’t be easy\, “but with imagination and courage it can be changed”.Meet our s peaker and chairAbigail E. Disney (@abigaildisney) is an award-winning fil mmaker\, writer\, philanthropist\, and activist. Her films include The Ame rican Dream and Other Fairy Tales\, the Emmy Award-winning The Armor of Li ght - both co-directed with Kathleen Hughes – and Pray the Devil Back to Hell. As a philanthropist and activist\, she has championed peacebuilding \, gender justice\, and systemic cultural change.Andrés Velasco (@AndresV elasco) is Professor of Public Policy and Dean of\nthe School of Public Po licy at LSE. In 2017-19 he was a member of the G20\nEminent Persons Group. During 2015-16 he co-chaired the Global Panel on the\nFuture of the Multi lateral Lending Institutions. In 2013-16 he was a member of\nthe Global Oc eans Commission.More about this eventThe LSE School of Public Policy (@LSE PublicPolicy)\nequips you with the skills and ideas to transform people an d societies. It is\nan international community where ideas and practice me et. Their approach\ncreates professionals with the ability to analyse\, un derstand and resolve the\nchallenges of contemporary governance.Hashtag fo r this event is: #LSEPublicPolicyAny questions?You can contact us at spp.e vents@lse.ac.uk.From time to time there are changes to event details so we strongly recommend that if you plan to attend this event you check back o n this listing on the day of the event.Whilst we are hosting this listing\ , LSE Events does not take responsibility for the running and administrati on of this event. While we take responsible measures to ensure that accura te information is given here this event is ultimately the responsibility o f the organisation presenting the event.LSE holds a wide range of events\, covering many of the most controversial issues of the day\, and speakers at our events may express views that cause offence. The views expressed by speakers at LSE events do not reflect the position or views of the London School of Economics and Political Science. URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-public-policy/events/2025-26 /the-american-dream-and-other-fairy-tales-screening-and-qa-with-abigail-di sney END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR