A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps

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A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps (2019)

Directed by Alana DeJoseph

Documentary · 1h 47m

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave young Americans the opportunity to serve their country in a new way by forming the Peace Corps. Since then, more than 200,000 of them have traveled to more than 60 countries to carry out the organization's mission of international cooperation. Nearly 60 years later, Americans-young and old alike-still want to serve their country and understand their place in the world; current volunteers work at the forefront of some of the most pressing issues facing the global community – yet the agency has struggled to remain relevant amid sociopolitical change.

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Cast

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Annette Beninng Self
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Elizabeth Cobbs Self
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Harris Wofford Self
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John Coyne Self
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Karen Schwartz Self Chris Dodd Self Jimmy Carter Self

Crew

Director
Alana DeJoseph
Writer
Shana Kelly
Director of Photography
Vanessa Carr
Editor
Alana DeJoseph, Brian De Herrera-Schnering

Details

Release date
2019-09-27
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
Spanish, English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Women Make Movies