\;Join us to view a 30-minute clip fr
om the documentary\, followed by a guided discussion. \;Light refreshm
ents will be provided.
This selection from THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION do
cumentary brings to life the \;stories of the American Revolution\, de
signed to help audiences better understand religion and religious diversit
y during the 18th century.
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION is a production of Florentine Films and WETA Washington\, D.C. Directed by Ken Burns\, Sa rah Botstein and David Schmidt. Written by Geoffrey C. Ward. Produced by S arah Botstein\, David Schmidt\, Salimah El-Amin and Ken Burns. Edited by T ricia Reidy\, Maya Mumma\, Charles E. Horton\, and Craig Mellish. Co-Produ ced by Megan Ruffe and Mike Welt. Cinematography by Buddy Squires. Narrate d by Peter Coyote. The executive in charge for WETA was John F. Wilson (wh o passed away in November of 2024). Executive producer is Ken Burns.
\nCorporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of A merica. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and its me mbers Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the Crimson Lion Foundation\; and t he Blavatnik Family Foundation. Major funding was also provided by David M . Rubenstein\; The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation\; Lill y Endowment Inc.\; and the following Better Angels Society members: Eric a nd Wendy Schmidt\; Stephen A. Schwarzman\; and Kenneth C. Griffin with Gri ffin Catalyst. Additional support for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations\; The Pew Charitable Trusts\; Gil bert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling\; Park Foundation\; and the following Better Angels Society members: Gilchrist and Amy Berg\; Perry and Donna Go lkin\; The Michelson Foundation\; Jacqueline B. Mars\; Kissick Family Foun dation\; Diane and Hal Brierley\; John H. N. Fisher and Jennifer Caldwell\ ; John and Catherine Debs\; The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund\; Philip I. Kent\; Gail Elden\; Deborah and Jon Dawson\; David and Susan Kreisman\; The McCloskey Family Charitable Trust\; Becky and Jim Morgan\; Carol and Ned Spieker\; Mark A. Tracy\; and Paul and Shelley Whyte. THE AMERICAN REV OLUTION was made possible\, in part\, with support from the Corporation fo r Public Broadcasting.
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