Monday, September 25, 2017
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM (ET)
Palamountain Hall Gannett Auditorium
Event Type
Community
Contact
Department
Zankel Music Center
Link
http://ems.skidmore.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=17668
In
an immersive narrative, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the epic story of the
Vietnam War as it has never-before been told on film. THE VIETNAM WAR features
testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the
war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians
from both the winning and losing sides.
Experience
an hour of stories drawn from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s ten-part, 18-hour
documentary series, T which tells the epic story of one of the most
consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history as it has
never before been told on film. A
moderated discussion with Professor Jennifer Delton (History) will follow the
screening.
Funding
for The Vietnam War is provided by Bank of America; Corporation for Public
Broadcasting; PBS; David H. Koch; The Blavatnik Family Foundation; Park
Foundation; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The John S. and James L.
Knight Foundation; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; National Endowment for the
Humanities; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Ford Foundation Just Films; Rockefeller
Brothers Fund; and Members of The Better Angels Society: Jonathan & Jeannie
Lavine, Diane & Hal Brierley, Amy & David Abrams, John & Catherine
Debs, Fullerton Family Charitable Fund, The Montrone Family, Lynda &
Stewart Resnick, The Golkin Family Foundation, The Lynch Foundation, The Roger
& Rosemary Enrico Foundation, Richard S. & Donna L. Strong Foundation,
Bonnie & Tom McCloskey, Barbara K. & Cyrus B. Sweet III, The Lavender
Butterfly Fund.