Young Washington: The Untold Story of America’s Founding Hero, with Benton Crane
About this episode
The episode explores George Washington's early life and exploits before the Revolution through a discussion with Benton Crane about the film 'Young Washington'.
Before he became the indispensable man of the American founding, George Washington was a young officer fighting for survival in the wilderness, battling the French, navigating deadly frontier politics, and learning the hard lessons that would forge his character. In this episode, I speak with Benton Crane, co-founder of Angel Studios, about Young Washington , a major new film focused on George Washington’s early exploits before the Revolution and presidency. We discuss why this story is arriving at the perfect moment ahead of America 250, and how Young Washington could mark the beginning of an ambitious new era of cinematic storytelling about the Founding generation. YOUNG WASHINGTON https://www.angel.com/movies/young-washington JOIN PREMIUM Listen ad-free for only $5/month at www.bit.ly/TAPpremium BUY US A COFFEE buymeacoffee.com/thisamericanpresident FOLLOW US: www.thisamericanpresident.com/ CREDITS Host: Richard Lim Producer: Michael Neal Cover Art: Nip Rogers, www.NipRogers.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Richard Lim
Guest: Benton Crane
Topics covered
- George Washington
- American founding
- cinematic storytelling
- historical narrative
- frontier politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Angel Studios
Books & works: Young Washington
Places: America
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