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2020. 1 hr 47 mins. Documentary, Travel. NR. Watchlist. This documentary tells the story of the Peace Corps, a volunteer program that sends Americans to various parts of the world. The aim is to ...
A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps (2019) 5 of 6. A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps (2019) Titles A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps. Countries United States. Languages English.
12 de sept. de 2023 · A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1): Sunday, Sept. 17, at 4 PM. Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2): Saturday, Sept. 23, at 9 PM Saturday, Sept. 30, at 2 PM . Founded during the Cold War, the Peace Corps stands as an icon of American idealism.
7 de nov. de 2022 · A Towering Task is an independent documentary produced and directed by Alana DeJoseph (Mali 1992-94), a returned Peace Corps volunteer and documentary filmmaker. She has been a member of the production teams that produced The Greatest Good: A Forest Service Centennial Film and Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for our Time.
9 de feb. de 2024 · The program, which John F. Kennedy hoped would play a vital role in the “towering task” of development, has carried on for 62 years, dispatching more than 240,000 Americans to serve in 143 countries, from Armenia to Vanuatu. Alana DeJoseph’s award-winning film examines the Peace Corps’ full legacy—its successes and short comings ...
6 de sept. de 2020 · September 6, 2020. The Museum of the Peace Corps Experience hosts a screening of “A Towering Task,” the award-winning Peace Corps documentary, viewable now through September 30, 2020. You, your family and friends, your community and the general public are invited to watch the film in the comfort of your own homes.
Join us for a discussion of the first big picture documentary about the Peace Corps and explores the program's history and legacy, told through interviews, a...
