THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down.
Thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic Coast rose in rebellion, won their independence, and established a new form of government that radically reshaped the continent and inspired centuries of democratic movements around the globe.
An expansive look at the virtues and contradictions of the war and the birth of the United States of America, the film follows dozens of figures from a wide variety of backgrounds. Through their individual stories, viewers experience the war through the memories of the men and women who experienced it: the rank-and-file Continental soldiers and American militiamen (some of them teenagers), Patriot political and military leaders, British Army officers, American Loyalists, Native soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free African Americans, German soldiers in the British service, French and Spanish allies, and various civilians living in North America, Loyalist as well as Patriot, including many made refugees by the war.
The Revolution began a movement for people around the world to imagine new and better futures for themselves, their nations, and for humanity. It declared American independence with promises that we continue to strive for. The American Revolution opened the door to advance civil liberties and human rights, and it asked questions that we are still trying to answer today.
Events
Beginning in March 2025, the filmmakers will be holding screenings and having conversations with the general public, teachers, students and others. More information will be available soon, and additional markets will be added for 2026. Events are currently planned in:
- Richmond, VA | March 23, 2025
- Williamsburg, VA | March 25, 2025
- Boston, MA | April 16, 2025
- Lexington and Concord, MA | April 17, 2025
- Charleston, SC | May 14, 2025
Event Info - Raleigh, NC | May 15, 2025
- Atlanta, GA | May 18, 2025
Event Info - Dallas, TX | June 3, 2025
Event Info - Austin, TX | June 4, 2025
Event Info - Houston, TX | June 5, 2025
Event Info - Mount Vernon, VA | June 14, 2025
Event Info/Buy Tickets - Charlottesville, VA | July 3, 2025
Event Info/Buy Tickets - Seattle, WA | July 14, 2025
- Portland, OR | July 15, 2025
- San Francisco, CA | July 16, 2025
- Los Angeles, CA | July 17, 2025
- Hanover, NH | July 25, 2025
- Saratoga/Albany, NY | September 10, 2025
Event Info/Buy Tickets - Newark, NJ | September 17, 2025
- New York, NY | September 18, 2025
- Chicago, IL | September 25, 2025
- Detroit, MI | September 26, 2025
- Philadelphia, PA | October 9, 2025
- Providence, RI | October 16, 2025
- Washington, DC | October 29, 2025
