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American Experience, 1964
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 1 hour 55 mins
Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964, by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time, and bring out from the shadows the actions of ordinary Americans whose frustrations, ambitions, and anxieties began to turn the country onto a different cour...
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 1 hour 55 mins
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American Experience, Edison
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directed by Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998, Insignia Films, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 1 hour 53 mins
By the time he died in 1931, Thomas Alva Edison was one of the most famous men in the world. The holder of more patents than any other inventor in history, Edison had achieved glory as the genius behind such revolutionary inventions as sound recording, motion pictures, and electric light. Born on the threshold of...
directed by Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998, Insignia Films, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 1 hour 53 mins
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American Experience, The Amish: Shunned
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directed by Callie T. Wiser, fl. 2008-2011; produced by Callie T. Wiser, fl. 2008-2011, Five O'Clock Films, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 1 hour 54 mins
Filmed over the course of twelve months, The Amish: Shunned follows seven former members of the Amish community as they reflect on their decisions to leave one of the most closed and tightly-knit communities in the United States. Estranged from family, the ex-Amish find themselves struggling to understand and make...
directed by Callie T. Wiser, fl. 2008-2011; produced by Callie T. Wiser, fl. 2008-2011, Five O'Clock Films, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 1 hour 54 mins
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American Experience, The Big Burn
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 54 mins
Inspired by Timothy Egan’s best-selling book, The Big Burn is the dramatic story of an unimaginable wildfire that swept across the Northern Rockies in the summer of 1910. The fire devoured more than three million acres in 36 hours, confronting the fledgling U.S. Forest Service with a catastrophe that would defin...
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 54 mins
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American Experience, Klansville U.S.A.
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directed by Callie T. Wiser, fl. 2008-2011; produced by Callie T. Wiser, fl. 2008-2011, WGBH Educational Foundation, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2015), 53 mins
As the civil rights movement grew in the 1960s, the long-dormant Ku Klux Klan reemerged with a vengeance. In three years, the North Carolina Klan grew to some 10,000 members, giving the Tarheel State a new nickname: "Klansville, U.S.A."
directed by Callie T. Wiser, fl. 2008-2011; produced by Callie T. Wiser, fl. 2008-2011, WGBH Educational Foundation, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2015), 53 mins
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American Experience, Walt Disney: Part One
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directed by Sarah Colt, fl. 2000; produced by Sarah Colt, fl. 2000, Public Broadcasting Service, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2015), 1 hour 54 mins
Uniquely adept at art as well as commerce, Walt Disney was a master filmmaker who harnessed the power of technology to tell stories of outsiders struggling for acceptance and belonging, while questioning the conventions of class and authority. As Disney rose to prominence and gained financial security, his work be...
directed by Sarah Colt, fl. 2000; produced by Sarah Colt, fl. 2000, Public Broadcasting Service, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2015), 1 hour 54 mins
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American Experience, Walt Disney: Part Two
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directed by Sarah Colt, fl. 2000; produced by Sarah Colt, fl. 2000, Public Broadcasting Service, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2015), 1 hour 52 mins
Uniquely adept at art as well as commerce, Walt Disney was a master filmmaker who harnessed the power of technology to tell stories of outsiders struggling for acceptance and belonging, while questioning the conventions of class and authority. As Disney rose to prominence and gained financial security, his work be...
directed by Sarah Colt, fl. 2000; produced by Sarah Colt, fl. 2000, Public Broadcasting Service, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2015), 1 hour 52 mins
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American Experience, Rachel Carson
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directed by Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998; produced by Rafael de la Uz, fl. 2001 and Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998, 42nd Parallel Films, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 1 hour 54 mins
Rachel Carson provides an illuminating and inspiring portrait of a seminal figure whose writings changed the course of our nation and are still highly relevant today.
directed by Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998; produced by Rafael de la Uz, fl. 2001 and Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998, 42nd Parallel Films, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 1 hour 54 mins
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American Experience, Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation
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directed by Jamila Ephron and Barak Goodman, fl. 1996; produced by Mark Samels, Barak Goodman, fl. 1996 and Jamila Ephron, Ark Media, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 1 hour 38 mins
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the concert that became a touchstone for a generation. This film brings the concert to life through the voices of those who were present at what became the defining moment of the counterculture revolution.
directed by Jamila Ephron and Barak Goodman, fl. 1996; produced by Mark Samels, Barak Goodman, fl. 1996 and Jamila Ephron, Ark Media, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 1 hour 38 mins
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American Experience, Billy Graham
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directed by Sarah Colt, fl. 2000; produced by Helen Ryan Dobrowski, fl. 1997, Sarah Colt Productions, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 1 hour 52 mins
Explore the life and career of one of the best-known and most influential Christian leaders of the 20th century. From humble beginnings on a North Carolina farm, Graham rose to prominence with a fiery preaching style and folksy charm. This film examines the preacher’s extraordinary influence on American politics...
directed by Sarah Colt, fl. 2000; produced by Helen Ryan Dobrowski, fl. 1997, Sarah Colt Productions, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 1 hour 52 mins
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