Bombshell [this is a development grant request for bombshell, an intended 90-minute feature documentary, will trace how the US government constructed an appealing narrative for american consumption,…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the International Documentary Association under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to support development of the documentary film "Bombshell" from May 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022. The film will trace the construction of the U.S. government's narrative on a past event, how a non-fiction work challenged that narrative, and how the government subsequently sought to reassert its official position through engagement with the film industry. Specifically, the grant will fund pre-production activities for a 90-minute documentary that examines the power of narrative, public perception, and how beliefs can form regardless of factual accuracy. The funding and proposed film align with the federal program's goal of increasing public understanding of history and culture through humanities programming and media.

Bombshell [this is a development grant request for bombshell, an intended 90-minute feature documentary, will trace how the US government constructed an appealing narrative for american consumption, how one reporter?s non-fiction masterpiece blew apart that narrative, causing national soul searching, and how washington then enlisted hollywood to RE-assert its official line and instill IT into the national conscience. Above all, bombshell is about the power of narrative, perception, public opinion, and what we convince ourselves regardless of the truth.]