Complete Documentary of The Farmer-Labor Movement: A Minnesota Story
Grant helped fund a broadcast-quality documentary about the Farmer-Labor movement in Minnesota. The work included revising the script, recording narration and actors' voiceovers, choosing, licensing, and recording music for the show, acquiring higher resolution still images, films, and videos (to replace low res images in previous rough edits), and securing permission to use them, editing the show, working with engineers on a sound design and audio mix and color correction.
In interviews with attendees at the Minnesota State Fair in 2018, it was discovered that very few people knew there was an independent Farmer-Labor Party before the 1944 merger. Fewer still knew about the movement's goals or the enduring progressive legacy that the movement established for the people of the state. This documentary helps remedy this lack of awareness and inspires people about what can be achieved by a grassroots movement.
The completed documentary was posted publicly on YouTube, Vimeo, and the Farmer-Labor Education Committee website and submitted the show to TPT and Pioneer Public TV for broadcast consideration. Watch Documentary »
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