EXCLUSIVEAshton Gleckman is the Holocaust documentary’s director. We Shall Not Die NowIn a new series, he is focusing his attention on John F. Kennedy.
Hans Zimmer, famed composer and director, described the 22-year-old composer as a director. “the boy with bat ears,”RadicalMedia has been partnered with the company KennedyA series on the 35th President, United States.
The project, which RadicalMedia is producing alongside Gleckman’s Blackbird Pictures, is designed for a 2023 premiere to mark the 60th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. Both companies are in discussions with streaming networks and platforms.
The series will seek to share Kennedy’s legacy with a new generation, including his early years, his time in the war, his journey onto the political scene, and his thousand-day presidency.
KennedyThis book features previously unpublished archival footage, photographs and audio recordings of Kennedy. It is almost complete.
Gleckman is the director, writer, editor, editor, and producer of the docuseries. He was granted unprecedented access to John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in order to document the life, legacy and leadership of the youngest president to be elected. Over 100 interviews were also conducted by Gleckman for the series.
Gleckman’s We Shall Not Die NowPublished on Amazon Prime in 2019.
It is the latest Presidential documentary for RadicalMedia, which developed and produced Ronald Chernow’s GrantHistory is working on LincolnAnd Theodore Roosevelt both exec produced by Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, while Leonardo DiCaprio and his Appian Way Productions company are involved in the latter, for the A+E Networks’ channel and is also in production on FDRThe same network.
“Ashton is a truly remarkable talent and we are delighted that he has chosen us as his partners to bring this all-important series to fruition,”Jon Kamen, RadicalMedia CEO and executive producer. “Our shared goal for this special series is to find the right home where we can yield the largest possible audience to reflect on Kennedy’s core values, leadership style, and love for civic duty — especially for a new generation that’s sorely missing role models in the political space today.”
“RadicalMedia is behind some of my favorite documentaries of all time. From Fog of War to Summer of Soul, these films have directly influenced my filmmaking approach and style from the very start of my career,”Gleckman. “It was clear from my first meeting with Jon Kamen and Dave Sirulnick — these are producers who not only strive to create the best films possible, but more importantly, care deeply about the stories they tell and the people they choose to tell them with. I’m beyond thrilled to have found my home at Radical for this project and many others to follow.”