About the Film

Participants

Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, host of We Hold These Truths

Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, Host

Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1986; he served as Chief Judge from 2001 to 2008. After receiving his B.S. from Cornell University in 1970 and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1973, he clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall on the United States Supreme Court.

Danielle Allen, Professor, Harvard University
Danielle Allen
Professor, Harvard University
Maria Arcaya, Vice President of Social Impact, CISNEROS
Maria Arcaya
Vice President of Social Impact, CISNEROS
Francois-Henri Briard, Supreme Court Attorney, France
François-Henri Briard
Supreme Court Attorney, France
Mariela Briceno, Small Business Owner
Mariela Briceno
Small Business Owner
Simon Cheng, Founder, Hongkongers in Britain
Simon Cheng
Founder, Hongkongers in Britain
Adéla Gjuričová, Senior Researcher, Czech Academy of Sciences
Adéla Gjuričová
Senior Researcher, Czech Academy of Sciences
Terry Leung, Co-Founder, Justitia Hong Kong
Terry Leung
Co-Founder, Justitia Hong Kong
Lien Nguyen, Shrimp Fisherman
Lien Nguyen
Shrimp Fisherman
Robert Nguyen, Shrimp Fisherman
Robert Nguyen
Shrimp Fisherman
Sabine Renault Sabloniere, Lafayette Descendant and Author
Sabine Renault Sabloniere
Lafayette Descendant and Author
Angel Sanchez, Designer, Sanchez + Coleman
Angel Sanchez
Designer, Sanchez + Coleman
Emily Sneff, Declaration of Independence Historian
Emily Sneff
Declaration of Independence Historian
Sajalyn Tovar, Owner, Sajaswims
Sajalyn Tovar
Owner, Sajaswims
Janine Waller, Chief of Interpretation, Women’s Rights National Historical Park (NHP)
Janine Waller
Chief of Interpretation, Women’s Rights National Historical Park (NHP)
Ladislav Winter, Prague Guide and Cold War Expert
Ladislav Winter
Prague Guide and Cold War Expert
Debra Wong, Classical Pianist, Former Hong Kong Lawyer
Debra Wong
Classical Pianist, Former Hong Kong Lawyer
Lumli and Lumlong, Protest Artists
Lumli and Lumlong
Protest Artists

Underwriters

Major funding for this program was provided by:

Diana Davis Spencer Foundation

Additional funding was provided by:

C. Boyden Gray

Fred M. Young Jr.

In Memoriam
C. Boyden Gray

Free To Choose Media is saddened by the passing of C. Boyden Gray—ambassador, philanthropist, and unquestioned patriot.
He will be greatly missed.

Learn more about the life and legacy of C. Boyden Gray:

Wall Street Journal: C. Boyden Gray’s Quiet Leadership
Real Clear Politics: Three Things I Learned From Boyden Gray
The Federalist Society: Remembering C. Boyden Gray: 1943 – 2023

Production Credits

Director
James Taylor

Producer
Barbara Potter

Executive Producers
Thomas Skinner
Robert Chatfield

Program Concept
Bob Chitester

Writer / Associate Producer
Gary Parker

Camera / Editor
Jim Taylor

Additional Camera / Sound
Vince Franke

Field Producer
Barbara Potter

Original Music
John Keltonic
Music ©2023, JDK Music, Inc.
ASCAP, Used by Permission

Paris Field Producer
Ann Fitzgerald

Prague Field Producer
Tomáš Vach

Graphics Designer
Matt Strauss

Re-recording Mixer 
Michael R. Adler

Project Consultant
Donald Thoms

Additional Research
Philip M. Warfield
Antonio Austin

Project Manager
Tara Schupp

Production Research
Marley Behrendt
Susan Gable
Dean Graziano

Project Accounting
Cindee Behrendt
Dustin Vanderhoof

Project Assistants
Kyle Pude
Charles Santini
Taylor States

Marketing
Engage, A Forbes Tate Company
Return on Ideas

Station Relations
De Shields Associates, Inc.

Community Engagement
Rachael Robertson

Product Package Design
Mike Hanel
Len Juniewicz

Bike Riders
Gloria Caratozzolo
Tess McFarland-Porter
Rachel Gordon
Holly Turner
Kathy Savage

Archival
New York Public Library
U.S. Library of Congress
Prints and Photographs Division
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Yale Center for British Art 
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Alamy
AP Archive
Tomki Němec
Brooklyn Museum
Vojenský Historický Ústav
Massachusetts Historical Society

Special Thanks
Independence National Historical Park
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Park Service
Old Sturbridge Village
Harvard University
City of Baltimore
Justitia Hong Kong
Hongkongers in Britain
Institute of Contemporary History, Czech Academy of Sciences
Ministre de la Culture, Archives Nationales de la France
L’Établissement Public du Château du Musée et du Domaine National de Versailles
Picpus Cemetery
Marc André Robinson, Douglass Monument Artist

Production Services
Resolution Productions, Inc.

Original Production Funding Provided by
Diana Davis Spencer Foundation
C. Boyden Gray
Fred M. Young Jr.

For American Public Television
Judy Barlow
Shawn Halford

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