The Soul of America

Movie Night K. D. Davison 2020

Based on Meacham’s 2018 bestseller The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels and produced by Kunhardt Films (Emmy® winner for HBO’s True Justice), the film explores America’s fraught political reality through key historical challenges, such as the women’s suffrage movement, Japanese American incarceration during WWII, McCarthyism, and the Civil Rights struggle. These events showcase how “our better angels” have repeatedly battled hatred and division. The film also chronicles Meacham’s life as a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, offering insights into America’s past and present.

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Running Time:

77 min.

Spoken Languages:

English

Directors:

Movie Night K. D. Davison

Producers:

George Kunhardt, Peter W. Kunhardt, Teddy Kunhardt

Cinematographers:

Bill Kirstein

Editors:

Richard Lowe

Production Companies:

Kunhardt Films

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