The Words That Built America
American film
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Directed by | Alexandra Pelosi |
Production company | HBO Documentary Films |
Running time | 59 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Words That Built America is a documentary made by Alexandra Pelosi, in celebration of the 230th anniversary of the United States Constitution. It is narrated by historian David McCullough.[1]
It features various legislators and judges reading the Constitution, as well as middle-school students reading the Bill of Rights and a summary of the other amendments.[2]
On Constitution Day 2017, the film premiered at the National Archives.[3]
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Films directed by Alexandra Pelosi
- Journeys with George (2002)
- Diary of a Political Tourist (2004)
- Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi (2007)
- The Trials of Ted Haggard (2009)
- Right America: Feeling Wronged – Some Voices from the Campaign Trail (2009)
- Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County (2010)
- Citizen USA: A 50 State Road Trip (2011)
- Fall to Grace (2013)
- San Francisco 2.0 (2015)
- Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk? (2016)
- The Words That Built America (2017)
- Outside the Bubble: A Roadtrip with Alexandra Pelosi (2018)
- Goodbye Congress (2019)
- American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself (2020)
- Pelosi in the House (2022)
- The Insurrectionist Next Door (2023)