First Freedom: The Fight for Religious Liberty | movie | 2012 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

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00:00To film Thomas Jefferson on the grounds at Monticello was truly an amazing moment for us.

00:06Jefferson felt trapped. His plantations needed slave labor to compete and survive.

00:12While they were setting up the Jefferson shot, I noticed that the actor playing Thomas Jefferson

00:19was kind of just standing on the portico. So I ran behind him and crouched in the doorway

00:26and started shooting. It excited me to be in those sacred spots.

00:33Here we are, September 1787. We turned that visual page of history right back to the moment.

00:39We've got George Washington, James Madison, Patrick Henry, Benjamin Franklin.

00:44It truly was a magical day for us.

00:47America's first freedom was like nothing else that I've ever done.

00:53So many X's and O's of history were cemented into place, into my soul.

00:59They were seared into my soul because we stood in those spots.

01:04As I think of the locations we were in, we truly stood on sacred ground.

01:10I just sat there and shot and shot and shot until I had no more room on my cards

01:16because I was in awe of what I was seeing.

01:20Everything, for some reason, took on such great significance.

01:23So I just walked around taking pictures, tons and tons of pictures that were loaded emotionally for me.

01:31And hopefully that carries through into the final product.

01:36I am thrilled that PBS Television is broadcasting this to a nationwide audience.

01:41Freedom of conscience is truly a gift.