After the traveling Vietnam War memorial, "The Wall That Heals," visited Johns Creek in April, Georgia Public Broadcasting reached out to the city about hosting a film screening.
In its pitch, GPB noted the visit from the traveling wall and Johns Creek’s Memorial Walk as reasons why the city in north Fulton County would be a perfect place to preview an upcoming PBS documentary series, “The Vietnam War.”
On Friday, Aug. 18, Johns Creek will screen clips from the 10-part series at Mark Burkhalter Amphitheater in Newtown Park. The series will air from 8:15 to 9:45 p.m. and there is no charge for admission.
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The series is co-directed by Lynn Novick and Ken Burns. The latter has twice been nominated for Academy Awards. Novick and Burns have worked on many projects together, one of which - the 1990 TV series, “The Civil War” - won two Emmy’s and two Grammy’s.
“The Vietnam War” is an 18-hour documentary that is split into 10 parts. It will debut on PBS stations nationwide on Sept. 17.
PBS says that the film tells the “epic story” of one of the “most consequential, divisive and controversial” events in American history. The film includes interviews and testimony from more than 80 people from all sides of the war – those who opposed and supported it, and those who fought on the both sides of the front lines.
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The film took 10 years to make and includes historic television broadcasts, music from the era, home movies and audio recordings from the Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon administrations.
For more information on the screening, visit Johns Creek's website. For more info on the film, visit PBS.org.
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