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Town Destroyer

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TOWN DESTROYER explores how to look at art and history at a time of polarized national debate over the power of images, racism, trauma, and what should be taught in schools. A dispute erupts at a San Francisco high school over Depression-era murals about the life of George Washington: slaveowner, military leader, land speculator, President, and a man Native leaders called "Town Destroyer" after he ordered their villages destroyed during the Revolutionary War.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News A global discourse on what is art, what is history and what is no longer acceptable Oct 5, 2022 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Just an hour long, Snitow and Kaufman’s documentary offers a fascinating overview of a case that encapsulates many of the bitterest divisions of our era. Nov 8, 2022 Full Review Kelly Vance East Bay Express A remarkably perceptive documentary. Nov 4, 2022 Full Review Raquel Stecher Quelle Movies Many arguments are made and the documentary does an excellent job not taking sides. It’s up for the viewer to draw their own conclusion. Oct 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
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Alan Snitow

Director

Deborah Kaufman

Director

Alan Snitow

Producer

Deborah Kaufman

Producer

Peggy Berryhill

Executive Producer

Ashley James

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Synopsis TOWN DESTROYER explores how to look at art and history at a time of polarized national debate over the power of images, racism, trauma, and what should be taught in schools. A dispute erupts at a San Francisco high school over Depression-era murals about the life of George Washington: slaveowner, military leader, land speculator, President, and a man Native leaders called "Town Destroyer" after he ordered their villages destroyed during the Revolutionary War.
Director
Alan Snitow, Deborah Kaufman
Producer
Alan Snitow, Deborah Kaufman
Distributor
OVID
Production Co
Snitow-Kaufman Productions, Bullfrog Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 15, 2024
Runtime
55m