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CAN DOCUMENTARIES HELP CHANGE THE WORLD?

Birth of a Nation (1915) celebrated the "Lost Cause" and led to a rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan.

The Sorrow and the Pity (1969), about World War II, transformed France's national identity.

An Inconvenient Truth (2006) persuaded many Americans of the reality of climate change.

In a Whole New Way (2021)—our first PBS film—reshaped the national conversation about justice.
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