The Preamble Foundation Presents:

The Constitution Documentary Film

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A dramatized journey through the summer of 1787—and the birth of our nation’s founding document

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Experience this groundbreaking documentary feature film unveiling the dramatic origin story of the Constitution. Leading authors masterfully recount the Constitution’s epic creation. A superb cast portrays the Framers in Philadelphia over the summer of 1787. See it at one of our upcoming screening events before its PBS broadcast in 2026!

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“The American Constitution” unveils the dramatic origin story of the Constitution that played out over the summer of 1787. Set in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, a large international cast brings the intrigue, drama and conflicts of the Framers, including George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin, to life as they struggled to hold their fragile country together. Many of the Constitution’s leading historians and best-selling authors infuse the film’s narrative with expert commentary throughout.

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The project is filmmaker David Garrigus’ second major historical documentary after his award-winning PBS two-hour Kitty Hawk: The Wright Brothers’ Journey of Invention featuring Neil Armstrong and John Glenn. Six years in the making, Kitty Hawk is widely recognized as the best documentary to tell the story of how the airplane was invented.

“It’s hard to understand American society and politics without understanding the Constitution.”
—Michael Klarman, Harvard Law School Constitutional Historian