UNTOLD (2021)
UNTOLD is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed to engage new audiences, shine a light on the stories that don’t always make it into the classroom, question what we think we know about those that do.
Produced and distributed by Makematic, developed in partnership with The New York Historical Society, Smithsonian National Museum of American History, iCivics, White House Historical Association and American Battlefield Trust.
Below is a selection of films created for the collection:
Produced and distributed by Makematic, developed in partnership with The New York Historical Society, Smithsonian National Museum of American History, iCivics, White House Historical Association and American Battlefield Trust.
Below is a selection of films created for the collection:
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Jailhouse Fight for Prisoners' Rights
(Power to the People) What rights, if any, do prisoners have under US law? It’s a question that came to a head during the Attica Prison Riots of 1971. Produced by Makematic Roles: Storyboarding, Design and 2D Animation. Made in Illustrator, Photoshop and After-Effects. |
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Voting in Ancient Athens
(Academy of American Democracy) The United States is a representative democracy where people vote for politicians to govern on their behalf – but voting in the direct democracy of ancient Athens was a very different process. Produced by Makematic Roles: Storyboarding, Design and 2D Animation. Made in Illustrator, Photoshop and After-Effects. |
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The New South: After Reconstruction
(American Battlefield Trust) After the American Civil War, the American South attempted a rebrand. But would it accept the progressive social and political changes of the Reconstruction Era? Produced by Makematic Roles: Storyboarding, Design and 2D Animation. Made in Illustrator, Photoshop and After-Effects. |
