Preview Screening of Ken Burns’s The Roosevelts: An Intimate History at Franklin Pierce
Aug 22, 2014
The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication and the Honors Program at Franklin Pierce
University will co-host a preview screening of Ken Burns’s
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History,
September 8, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Spagnuolo Hall. The screening will be followed by a
discussion with Pam Tubridy Baucom and Daniel J. White, producer and associate producer
of this Florentine Films seven-part, fourteen-hour series, which will premiere on
New Hampshire Public Television and PBS on September 14. This event is free and open
to the public and was made possible by NHPTV; reserved seating is recommended.
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
takes a close look at one of the most influential families in American history. The
film series interweaves the stories of three powerful Roosevelts: Theodore, Eleanor,
and Franklin. These three individuals not only redefined the relationship Americans
had with their government and with each other, but also redefined the role of the
United States within the wider world. The series encompasses important turning points
in the history that the Roosevelts helped to shape, while also providing insight into
their family relationships and personal triumphs.
The post-screening discussion and Q&A will allow for inquiry into the historical information
presented, as well as about the creation of the film series. White, the editor and
associate producer of
The Roosevelts,
was responsible during the film’s production for research and acquisition of archival
footage. He is currently the post-production coordinator and assistant editor for
The Vietnam War
(2017). Baucom is one of three producers on
The Roosevelts.
She has been an assistant to Ken Burns, as well as the coordinating producer on a
number of award-winning Florentine Films productions. Dr. Doug Challenger, Coordinator
of the Documentary Studies Certificate Program and Professor of Sociology at Franklin
Pierce, will serve as moderator for the discussion.
