The Liberté Project
Three Films on Democracy in the “Sister Republics,” France and the U.S.
Tuesday: February 18, 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Valle Verde Theater 900 Calle De Los Amigos, Santa Barbara
VISTAS member price: $20; non-member price: $30
Presented by Darroch Greer
Founded on French ideas from the Enlightenment, America’s radical experiment in representative government during and after the American Revolution changed the trajectory of the Western World away from hereditary monarchies and despotism to rule by consent of the people. Inspired by America, France followed quickly with its revolution. This presentation will be an illustrated talk on three films Humanus Documentary Films Foundation has in production on the birth of, development of, and challenges to democracy in France and America. It is told in a parallel story of how the Liberté Project came together. The three films show essentially the American Revolution through French eyes, the end of the French Revolution through American eyes, and the cultural give and take between France and America over democracy in the 20th century.