The American Revolution

"The American Revolution" is a feature-length documentary film produced for festival, theatrical, and broadcast release. 

Long before there was Facebook and YouTube, "progressive rock" radio was the social, cultural, political and musical medium that connected people. 

"The American Revolution" chronicles WBCN-FM, in Boston, one of the nation's original progressive rock radio stations, between the years 1968 and 1974. 

The film tells the story of that era through the history of the radio station, and examines the role that WBCN played in covering and promoting the profound cultural, social, musical and political changes that took place during that period.

"The American Revolution" will show a new generation of young people, how, in the late-1960s and early-1970s, powerful social change was facilitated through the convergence of media, music, politics and culture, creating a movement that helped end a war and drive two unpopular sitting presidents from office.  This is particularly important at a time when young people and the public in general report a growing sense of disconnection from the media, and a decaying of the role that the media plays in serving as a watchdog of government and providing a platform for social criticism.

The production will utilize the actual sights, sounds, stories, news clips, and first-person accounts of those who started the radio station and worked there during those years, as well as the musicians, photographers, writers, listeners and others who were a part of WBCN's extended universe.  The film will highlight for today’s young people how media, art, and particularly music, helped promote positive social, political and cultural change.

The documentary is also designed the first "open source" documentary, as part of its core mission, to engage listeners and others who may have photos, audio tapes, film, memorabilia, and first-person stories to share from that era.  By doing so, the process of the making of the documentary will become a collaborative effort, as members of the public share their personal archives and recollections for possible use in the film. 

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