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Oklahoma City – An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th
On April 19th 1995, a bomb planted by Timothy McVeigh outside the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City exploded killing 168 people and injuring 680.
In this episode of Factual America, Matthew Sherwood speaks to Marc Levin and Daphne Pinkerson, director and co-producer of An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th, which follows McVeigh’s journey from war hero to domestic terrorist, placing his life in the context of the evolution of political violence in the US, an evolution that continues to the present day making the film both timely and in this presidential election year, relevant.
A Brief History of the Future: Making the World A Better Place
What does the future hold for humanity? Given the many crises in the world today, it would be easy to give a negative answer. In A Brief History of the Future, however, director Andrew Morgan and presenter Ari Wallach explore the challenges facing humanity and how people are responding to them positively, in big and small ways. Andrew joins Matthew Sherwood to discuss his film and its vision of how the history of the future could be greater than the future of the past.
Against All Enemies: US Veterans Fighting Their Own Country
On January 6th 2020 the US Capitol was attacked by supporters of the outgoing president, Donald Trump. Among them were army vets. Once, these veterans had sworn an oath to protect their country, now the US government was their enemy. Why? This is the question at the heart of Against All Enemies, a new documentary by Charlie Sadoff. Charlie joins Matthew Sherwood to discuss the answers that the film uncovers. They look at the extremist groups behind the violence and their motivations. Charlie thinks this year’s presidential election might lead to further violence, and his film also explores what can be done to help vets transition back to civilian life.