Chicago film 'Floored' from James Allen Smith documents dwindling open-outcry traders

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This just in from the Chicago Tribune:

The trading floors at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange close for good in the middle of May, marking the end of an era, and the end of a movie for filmmaker James Allen Smith.

In a feature-length documentary set for release later this year, Smith aims to chronicle the vanishing life and times of the open-outcry futures trader, highlighting the clash between technology and humanity, and the personal toll of progress.

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E-mail from director, link to trailer

Following the post above, I received the following e-mail from this film’s director with a link to its trailer:

I saw you mentioned the Chicago Tribune article about “Floored” on HollywoodChicago.com

Our website has a 2 minute trailer: http://flooredthemovie.com/ . I
appreciate your interest.

Take care, James.

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