Storytelling, about how we tell the story of our countrys past. Why do we want to believe one version and not another . Maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. There is one episode of americas history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. It is the story of our civil war and what came after. The Hot Winds Of War blew across the land. Made of it, a country divided. Friend turned into foe. Brother fought against brother. It was such a long and drawn out struggle. And the feeling on both sides was so intense. Were all just romantics, lost in contemporary times you might say. Every one of us feels like we were born 125 years too late. To introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. This is nelson walker. We are independent documentary filmmakers. Were making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. Were filming in different schools all over virginia and were going to place this with a deep connection to this history. What made you cho
this is a film about storytelling. about how we tell the story of our country s past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there is one episode of america s history that is told very differently depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. the winds of war blew across the land, made of it a country divided. friend turned into foe. brother fought against brother. it was such a long and drawn-out struggle, and the feeling on both sides was so intense. we re all just romantics, lost in contemporary times, you might say. every one of us feels we was born 125 years too late. to introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. this is nelson walker. hi. we are independent documentary filmmakers. we re making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. we re filming in lots of different schools, and we re going places with a deep connection to this
and on television, you can t divorce this from the need to return to some sort of innocent past. like the old south? yes. what is the old south? after the civil war, the old south myth is this mythologized place of big plantation houses with corinthian columns and mint juleps and hoop skirts and southern gentlemen and happy slaves. everyone is well taken care of. some people are owned by other people, but everyone is well fed, well clothed, loved and appreciated. and that is not this is why something like this would appeal to white northerners, because that s not the environment that they lived in. it s really a story about the merits of white supremacy. you know, i filmed with another historian who said it was really white supremacy that helped the north and the south reunify after the war. do you think that s true? i fully believe that when
in jackson, mississippi. the images that we re seeing on our computers and on our phones and on television, you can t divorce this from the need to return to some sort of innocent past. like the old south? yes. what is the old south? after the civil war, the old south myth is this mythologized place of big plantation houses with corinthian columns and mint juleps and hoop skirts and southern gentlemen and happy slaves. everyone is well taken care of. some people are owned by other people, but everyone is well fed, well clothed, loved and appreciated. and that is not this is why something like this would appeal to white northerners, because that s not the environment that they lived in. it s really a story about the merits of white supremacy. you know, i filmed with another historian who said it was really white supremacy that helped the north and the south reunify after the war. do you think that s true?
mississippi. the images that we re seeing on our computers and television, we can t say this is an innocent past. like the old south. yes. what is the old south. after the civil war, the old south meant is that this mythology place of big plantation houses with corin theean columns and southern gentlemen and happy slaves. everyone is well taken care of. some people are owned by other people. but everyone is well fed, well clothed and loved and appreciated and this is why something like this would appeal to white northerners. because that is not the environment that they lived in. it is really a story about the merits of white supremacy. i spoke with another historian who said it was white supremacy that helped the north and south