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
this is a film about story telling, 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 s 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. war blew across the land, made of it a country divided. friend turned into foe. brothers 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 myth say. everyone of us feels like we were born 125 years too late. to introduce myself my name is rachel boyington. this is nelson walker. we are independent documentary film makers. we re making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. and we re going to places with a deep connection to this history. there s a lot more coming. what made yo
- we got [indistinct] handy? - what? - well, that s what i mean. [group chattering] si, you re not gonna be able to do a podcast. the people are listening to your voice. - well, be a spoilsport. [spits] [group groans] - [jep] god. - [jase] okay. - have y all got anything for treasure hunting? - [jase] i have no idea- - instead of picking on me? - no, i got it right here. - [si] oh, okay. - all right, let s hear it. - yeah, i was fixing to say, get off my back, jack. - i got a letter here from a lady in la grange, tennessee. - okay, la grange. - yep, she says, dear murry, jase, jep, and si. - wait, hold it right there, stop right there. why is my name last? - i guess they saved the best for last. - i like you now, continue on. - all right, proceed, sir. - my name is jule and my family recently purchased the historic woodlawn estate in la grange, tennessee. woodlawn dates back to 1828 and acted as the headquarters of general william t. sherman during the civil war, and at one
derailment in east palestine, ohio, that added chemicals. but now there s fear onsite, but also where the waste from all the chemicals, where that s headed. governor of indiana is pushing back against shipments of contaminated materials headed to his state. roseville, indiana is one of four designated facilities. and the only one in ohio. last week, they prompted the epa to look elsewhere. the mayor of east palestine gave this response a short time ago. i definitely think we re on a good path. there s definitely say lot of questions that still remain to be answered. as far as people from the other states, they knew the facilities were in their states. and i understand their concern, but at the same time, it s governed by the federal epa. so, therefore, you know, it should be safe for all of the citizens there. east palestine s mayor met with epa administrator michael regan who is on his third visit to the disaster zone. cnn s miguel marquez joins us from east palestine.
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 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. we re 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. we re making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. we re filming in different schools all over virginia and we re going to place this with a deep connection to this