A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 27, 2019

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Spanish

Countries

United States of America

Production

Women Make Movies

Cast

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

Director

Alana DeJoseph

Writer

Shana Kelly

Producer

Juliane Heyman,Paul Sack,Theresa Gallant

Cinematography

Vanessa Carr

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt11197858