This selection from THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIO N documentary brings to life the stories of the American Revolution\, expl oring the ideas and conflicts that ignited independence and the struggles and sacrifices of soldiers\, women\, and Native and African American allie s. It reveals how this pivotal period shaped not just the original Thirtee n Colonies\, but the future of the entire continent. Following the film\, join us for a group discussion. Refreshments will be served. \;
\n< p>THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION is a production of Florentine Films and WETA Was hington\, D.C. Directed by Ken Burns\, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt. W ritten by Geoffrey C. Ward. Produced by Sarah Botstein\, David Schmidt\, S alimah El-Amin and Ken Burns. Edited by Tricia Reidy\, Maya Mumma\, Charle s E. Horton\, and Craig Mellish. Co-Produced by Megan Ruffe and Mike Welt. Cinematography by Buddy Squires. Narrated by Peter Coyote. The executive in charge for WETA was John F. Wilson (who passed away in November of 2024 ). Executive producer is Ken Burns.\nCorporate funding for THE AMER ICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provide d by The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the Crimson Lion Foundation\; and the Blavatnik Family Foundation. M ajor funding was also provided by David M. Rubenstein\; The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation\; Lilly Endowment Inc.\; and the follow ing Better Angels Society members: Eric and Wendy Schmidt\; Stephen A. Sch warzman\; and Kenneth C. Griffin with Griffin Catalyst. Additional support for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by: The Arthur Vining Davis Foun dations\; The Pew Charitable Trusts\; Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darli ng\; Park Foundation\; and the following Better Angels Society members: Gi lchrist and Amy Berg\; Perry and Donna Golkin\; The Michelson Foundation\; Jacqueline B. Mars\; Kissick Family Foundation\; Diane and Hal Brierley\; John H. N. Fisher and Jennifer Caldwell\; John and Catherine Debs\; The F ullerton Family Charitable Fund\; Philip I. Kent\; Gail Elden\; Deborah an d 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 REVOLUTION was made possible\, in pa rt\, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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