The power of movies has proven itself time and time again throughout history. Cinema often mirrors the plights of society or recounts life-changing events. Such is the case with Peter Miller’s documentary film, “Projections of America.” My first encounter with Miller happened in 2006 when I reviewed his stunning, heartfelt documentary, “Sacco and Vanzetti.” Since then, we've remained in contact on social media and I've followed his interesting projects. One of them is the 2015 documentary, “Projections of America,” in which he focuses on the years immediately following World War II when Hollywood was called upon by the U.S. government to assist in a PR campaign that would shed a positive light on America throughout the world. Frank Capra’s primary screenwriter, Robert Riskin, was put in charge of writing a series of propaganda films that would be shown to newly liberated countries. After the fall of Mussolini, Italians were presented with a film from this series featuring the
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