So much more than simply the story of the Thanksgiving meal, the epic saga of the Pilgrims is one of the fundamental narratives of our nation. This ambitious documentary presents the definitive history of the Pilgrims and their journey to and colonization of the New World. A marriage of feature-film quality historical reenactments with the latest scholarship and analysis of original source material, this definitive look at the Pilgrims' progress will shed light on the reality of their experience.
Production
Feature-film reenactments that don't look like cheap cable TV.
Writing
Scholarship that demolishes your childhood Plymouth Rock fantasies.
Director
Lisa Wolfinger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Mayflower was originally a wine cargo ship—imagine your cross-Atlantic nightmare smelling like stale Bordeaux.
This documentary dropped during the 2006 'War on Terror' era, when American origin stories were being aggressively re-examined.
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