# Event Details - **Event Name**: Bringing History to Life: AI and Documentary Storytelling - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for a special screening of PBS's Declarations, followed by a panel on AI, art, and history in documentary storytelling.About this EventJoin us for a special screening of PBS’s newly released documentary, Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War, a VPM production, followed by a conversation with filmmakers, historians, artists, technology leaders, and policymakers.The innovative film combines rigorous historical scholarship, original artwork, and artificial intelligence to illuminate overlooked stories from America’s founding.Because no visual records exist for many of the people featured in the documentary, the filmmakers used AI to thoughtfully animate original artwork grounded in historical research. The result offers a compelling example of how new technology can help filmmakers bring history to life without replacing the artists, historians, and storytellers responsible for shaping it.Following the screening, Stacey L. Holman, Director and Roy L. Austin, Jr. Director, Howard Law Artificial Intelligence Initiative will discuss the stories explored in Declarations and the creative process behind the film. The conversation will examine how the filmmakers collaborated across history, art, technology, and documentary storytelling—and how AI helped them visualize people and moments that traditional archives could not fully capture.The program will offer an engaging look at how filmmakers can use AI as a supportive creative tool while keeping historical evidence, artistic vision, and human judgment at the center of the work.Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War is a production of VPM.Partners:NCTA – The Internet & Television Association represents network innovators and content creators that connect, entertain, inform and inspire consumers every day. NCTA’s members have invested more than $325 billion in private capital to build the world’s most powerful technology platform, reaching 85% of American homes and serving 79 million customers. Our member companies also are among the leading producers of video entertainment, creating imaginative, popular, and award-winning television content. The industry supports over one million American jobs and employs at least 500 people in 96% of all congressional districts.VPM – As Virginia’s home for public media, VPM connects more than 2 million people across Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley to insightful programming in news, education, arts and culture across its television, radio and digital channels. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/washington/bringing-history-to-life-ai-and-documentary-storytelling/100001997631623962 - **Event Categories**: art, storytelling, entertainment, it, artificial-intelligence - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - door_time: 2026-10-01T21:30:00Z - Duration: 2 hours - Location: 25 Massachusetts Ave NW suite 100 - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 55.2, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Washington - **state**: DC - **country**: United States - **location**: 25 Massachusetts Ave NW suite 100 - **lat**: 38.8980271 - **long**: -77.009328 - **full address**: 25 Massachusetts Ave NW suite 100, 25 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Bringing History to Life: AI and Documentary Storytelling - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/26ae2d845512209f56c66b55f896bdb9f8983b8263f08695fb3da4b6e9f1d0e6-rimg-w1200-h675-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1786718724 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Bringing History to Life: AI and Documentary Storytelling being held? - **A:** Bringing History to Life: AI and Documentary Storytelling takes place on Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm at 25 Massachusetts Ave NW suite 100, 25 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Bringing History to Life: AI and Documentary Storytelling? - **A:** Bringing History to Life: AI and Documentary Storytelling is organized by March on Washington Film Festival. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Bringing History to Life: AI and Documentary Storytelling is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Washington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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