Program

Public Programs: Media Projects Production

Period of Performance

10/1/2020 - 4/30/2024

Funding Totals

$500,000.00 (approved)
$500,000.00 (awarded)


American Masters—Buckley

FAIN: TR-271513-20

WNET (New York, NY 10019-7416)
Michael Kantor (Project Director: January 2020 to present)

Production of a 90-minute film about the life and legacy of William F. Buckley Jr.

This project is a 90-minute film on the life and legacy of William F. Buckley, Jr., the conservative intellectual and larger-than-life political figure. Broadcast as part of the AMERICAN MASTERS series on PBS, "Buckley" will take an objective look at the personal and political context of Buckley's life, and his profound impact on the fabric of the country in the second half of the 20th century.