The Great Experiment
Directed by Stephen T. Maing
The Great Experiment is an ambitious cinematic time capsule of one of the most volatile and perplexing eras of American history; a project that serves as a historical document, non-fiction experiment and intimate observation of the changing state of American democracy and identity. A surprising time capsule of a nation grappling with its differences and diversity, and our experience and perceptions of conflict, survival and belonging.
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