Its like jeanluc godard directing a screenplay by dave chappelle. Confederate states of america watch full episodes and. The confederacy was originally formed by seven secessionist slaveholding states. The confederate states of america film the guardian.
Boston and new york are burned to tinder and the right to own slaves is protected by the constitution. A parody in ways of the ken burns civil war documentary, complete with a wise, avuncular shelby footetype commentator, the film uses actual and fabricated film clips, interviews, photographs, and narratives to tell its story. The confederate states of america is a mock documentary about the confederate states of america. A the confederate states of america civil war wiki. The confederate states of america 2005 rotten tomatoes. With greg kirsch, renee patrick, molly graham, william willmott. Presented as a mockumentary, this film through the use of fabricated movie segments. Its central notion its a mockumentary about the history of america had the south won the civil war is so very promising that writerdirector kevin willmotts failure to properly run with it only compounds the eventual disappointment. The confederate states of america critics consensus. The confederate states of america movieguide movie. It takes the style of a ken burns documentary as it goes through the rewritten history of oppression. George bernard shaw, presented before the film starts. It is a fictional tongueincheek account of an alternate history in which the confederates won the american civil war and established control over all of the united states.
Kevin willmott wrote and directed the critically acclaimed feature film c. Through the eyes of a british documentary, this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an america where the south won the civil war. The confederate states of america 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the confederate states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god.
Jul 20, 2017 willmott, when reached by text thursday, told the star, all i can say is executive producer of my film, c. Through the eyes of a british documentary, this film takes a satirically humorous. Aug 23, 2017 the confederate states of america, the confederacy is much bigger than the south revisiting the mockumentary that imagines a country in which the confederate ideology was never defeated. The series was to be set in a timeline where the american civil war ended in a stalemate. It even has commercial breaks of very racially charged commercials. To reach its premise, however, the film is forced to do a great deal of historical contortionism, which tends to unnecessarily muddle the message of the film. It is an account of an alternate history, wherein the confederacy wins the american civil war and establishes a new confederate states of america that incorporates the majority of the western hemisphere, including the former contiguous. Confederate states of america loan seven per cent, february 20th 1863 authorized by the act of congress c.
Through the eyes of a british documentary, this film takes a. Rupert pate as sherman hoyle, a confederate american historian who speaks highly. Welcome to the official website for the provisional government of the confederate states of america established november 2004. Before pearl harbor, the region of the united states that was most eager to wage war on the nazis was exactly the south, not only due to their anglophilia but also due to them being outraged at nazi antisemitism. The confederate states of america is the brainchild of kevin wilmot, a film professor at the university of kansas. A the confederate states of america faux ken burnsstyle documentary recounting the last 140 years of american history as if the south had won the civil war is.
Confederate states of america civil war wiki fandom. The confederacy compels the defeated north to accept slavery or face punitive taxes and history is rearranged. Beginning with its conquest of the northern states, the film covers the history of this state where racial enslavement became triumphant and the nation carried sinister designs of conquest. Weiss, who had previously developed the hbo series game of thrones. All it takes is a handheld camera, a chyron generator, and some friends whove taken an improv class. If youve ever wondered what the course america history might have taken if the south had won the civil war, you might like to check. Set in an contemporary alternative world where the confederate states of america managed to win the american civil war, a british film documentary examines the history of this nation. History for filmcsatheconfederatestatesofamerica tv tropes. Microfilm reel 69 contributor names confederate states of america. Confederate states of america, about america, had the south won the civil war.
The film which premired in 2004 and was released in 2006 is an ingenious vision of. A confederate states of america, purports to show what america might have become had the confederacy won the civil war, and the union allowed itself to be annexed by the south. The confederate states of america movie movie insider. Through the eyes of a british documentary, this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an america where. The movie creates a history where the confederates get win the war of northern aggression. Slavery of course plays a huge part of the new nation and this is covered quite matter of factly throughout and i found myself amazed at how well some historical incidents were tweaked slightly to fit this narrative. Evamarii johnson as patricia johnson, an africancanadian historian whose viewpoints focus on. The confederate states of america on dvd august 8, 2006 starring charles frank, evamarii johnson, rupert pate, larry peterson. Larry peterson as senator john ambrose fauntroy v, a descendant of confederate senator john ambrose. The confederacy is dedicated to establishing a fascist, racist, aryan, christian state. Confederate states of america loan the library of congress.
The confederate states of america also called the confederacy, the confederate states, and the csa was an unrecognized state set up from 1861 to 1865 by eleven southern slave states of the united states of america that had declared their secession from the u. Kevin willmotts bold, satirical and wildly funny film, confederate states of america, poses the question. We discuss the madefortv ifc original film, confederate states of america. His mockumentary has been painstakingly researched and thought through, in the spirit of a classy history channel special. Through the eyes of a british documentary, this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an. If anything, its one of the least implausible counterfactuals presented by the film. Presented as a mockumentary, this film through the use of fabricated movie segments and actual footage, attempts to sheds light on what america would be like if the south won the civil war. Using fabricated movie segments, old government information films, television commercials and actual stock footage from our own history, csa.
The confederate states of america, through the eyes of a faux documentary, takes a look at an america where the south won the civil war. A confederate states of america, spike lee, and i will be speaking with our. A the confederate states of america is a 2004 mockumentary directed by kevin willmott. Jan 21, 2006 a satiric rebuke to the prevailing historical stance that the civil war was fought not over slavery but, rather, over the more encompassing issue of states rights, kevin willmotts c. A confederate states of america assumes a fauxdocumentary guise to posit an alternate american reality in which the south was victorious in the war of northern aggression. The confederate states of america was a collection of 11 states that seceded from the united states in 1860 following the election of president. A confederate states of america and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. Dont resurrect the confederacy dezombify it opinion cnn. The confederate states of america is a chilling and meticulously researched faux documentary set in an alternate reality where the confederate states of america won the.
A the confederate states of america box office mojo. After its premiere at the sundance film festival, ifc films purchased the film for domestic theatrical distribution. Confederate states of america is a mockumentary that explores the scenario of the south winning the civil war. A the confederate states of america, made in 2004 and returning to ifc this weekend, presents a boldly premonitory vision of political horrors. The confederate states of america, kevin willmotts bitingly funny and scathingly honest film, which is told as if it was a bbc documentary. It depicts an alternate history where the confederacy not only won the american civil war but grew in power and conquered the north as well, and focuses on the socioeconomic ramifications of such a world. Though we currently exist under the occupation of the united states, our culture, history, heritage, and most importantly our constitution are alive and unconquered. Which presents an america ruled by the confederacy in a mockumentary format. The film primarily details significant political and cultural events of confederate history from its founding until the early 2000s.
This movie takes the form of a british documentary, covering the evolution of the confederate states of america after the south won. The confederate states of america by kevin willmott. A the confederate states of america is a 2004 american mockumentary that is directed by kevin willmott. From this point up to present day the confederate states of america grows to become the most powerful nation on earth. The confederate states of america all the more impressive. Slavery of course plays a huge part of the new nation and this is covered quite matteroffactly throughout and i found myself amazed at how well some historical incidents were tweaked slightly to fit this narrative.
Its a fictional tongueincheek account of an alternate. A the confederate states of america, a faux documentary. The northern states are absorbed into the confederacy. Confederate was a planned american alternate history drama television series developed for the network hbo by david benioff and d. If youre going to tell people the truth, you better make them laugh, otherwise theyll kill you. The movies twistinthetail is of course that this csa doesnt look too different from the real us of a, and the movie uses actual racist products. Supposedly produced by a british broadcasting company, the feature film is presented as a production being shown, controversially, for the first time on television in the states. A the confederate states of america film tv tropes. The confederate states of america dvd, 2006 for sale. The confederate states of america movie 2004 video. This viewpoint is used to satirize subsequent issues and events in american culture. Willmott, when reached by text thursday, told the star, all i can say is executive producer of my film, c. Hbos new confederate is eerily similar to film by ku.
The confederate states of america 2004 considers what might have happened had the south won the civil war. Inflation became rampant as the paper money depreciated and eventually became worthless. The confederate states of america is an idea without a purpose. A the confederate states of america is a 2004 us alternate history film in the form of a mockdocumentary made by the bbc on the history of the csa this in a timeline in which which the confederacy had decisively won the civil war and absorbed the defeated us. Aug 11, 2017 while confederate states of america and amazons black america approach civil war alternative history in very different ways, both feature african americans telling their own painful stories. This is an extremely bigoted, untrue view of christianity, by. The confederate states of america dvd, 2006 at the best online prices at ebay. A the confederate states of america faux ken burnsstyle documentary recounting the last 140 years of american history as if the south had won the civil war is more intriguing on paper than.
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