Levers and Pulleys

Freedom River (1971) is narrated by Orsen Welles and written by Joseph Cavella (screenplay) and Warren H. Schmidt (parable). I’d bother convincing you how timeless and relevant this short film is, but Schmidt drives home the point well enough on his own. Let’s not throw it away — democratic freedoms cannot last when they are taken for granted, reframed, or traded away.