Programs and Events

To Celebrate the Independence Day, Renowned Documentary “Liberty! The American Revolution” will be screened at the American Center Auditorium.

Date : July 8, 9 and 10

Time : 2:30p.m. onwards

Venue : American Center Auditorium, 44, Galle Road, Colombo 3

Run Time : 360 minutes

LIBERTY! The American Revolution is a dramatic documentary about the birth of the American Republic and the struggle of a loosely connected group of states to become a nation. It describes how the American Revolution evolved and how a new nation was born in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War, using actors, Revolutionary era scholars, and eyewitness accounts of the time. This Six-hour documentary on the American Revolution, from the passage of the Stamp Act (1765) through the ratification of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights (1789). In addition to narration and interviews with historians, the series uses re-enactments of military engagements and excerpts from letters, diaries and other documents of the period, spoken by actors.

Entrance Free