A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps

Name: A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
Genre: Documentary
Released: May 22, 2020
Duration: 107 min
Cast: Annette Bening

2020

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A Towering Task: The Story Of The Peace Corps

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First Run Features | Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Annette Bening

Summary: In 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave young Americans the opportunity to serve their country in a new way by forming the Peace Corps. Since then, more than 200,000 of them have traveled to more than 60 countries to carry out the organization's mission of international cooperation. Nearly 60 years later, Americans-young and old alike-stillIn 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave young Americans the opportunity to serve their country in a new way by forming the Peace Corps. Since then, more than 200,000 of them have traveled to more than 60 countries to carry out the organization's mission of international cooperation. Nearly 60 years later, Americans-young and old alike-still want to serve their country and understand their place in the world; current volunteers work at the forefront of some of the most pressing issues facing the global community. Yet the agency has struggled to remain relevant amid sociopolitical change. More than once it had to fight for its very existence, and now-between a rise in nationalist sentiment and deep cuts to governmental-agency budgets-the Peace Corps is again confronting a crisis of identity: What role should it play around the world and in the lives of engaged citizens? Directed by Alana DeJoseph and narrated by Annette Benning, A Towering Task is the first feature documentary to chronicle the remarkable history of the Peace Corps while considering its future at a critical juncture.… Expand

Director: Alana DeJoseph

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 107 min

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