Prohibition

FAIN: TR-50099-10

Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association (Arlington, VA 22206-3440)
David S. Thompson (Project Director: August 2009 to present)

Production of a three-part, six-hour documentary with a companion website about the rise, rule, and repeal of the 18th Amendment in its social, cultural, and political contexts.

PROHIBITION is a six-hour, three-part documentary film series that will explore the rise, rule, and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the entire era it encompassed. The series will examine the social, political, and cultural forces that converged to make the Amendment's passage possible, the far-reaching impact of Prohibition on American life, and the country's eventual disillusionment with the edict, which culminated in repeal. The series will be broadcast nationally in prime time on PBS in 2011, and will be accompanied by extensive educational outreach materials and a major promotional campaign to drive tune-in. In addition a web site will be created for the film to be housed on pbs.org.

Associated Products

Prizes

Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Programming
Date: 1/1/2013
Organization: Television Academy

George Foster Peabody Award
Date: 1/1/2013
Organization: National Association of Broadcaster

Best Use of Footage in a Factual Production
Date: 1/1/2012
Organization: Focal International Awards

WGA Screenplay Award
Date: 1/1/2011
Organization: WGAWest

Silverdocs Festival Winner
Date: 1/1/2011
Organization: American Film Institute

John E. Connor Film Award
Date: 1/1/2012
Organization: American Historical Association

Gabriel Award
Date: 1/1/2013
Organization: Catholic Academy of Communication Professionals

Golden Eagle Award
Date: 1/1/2012
Organization: CINE

History Makers Award for Best Social Change Documentary
Date: 1/1/2012
Organization: International Documentary Association