Palimpsest
Childhood fear and anxiety in America are examined through historical events from the Cold War to school shootings, connecting various cultural references and demographics.
Synopsis
Childhood fear and anxiety in America are examined through historical events from the Cold War to school shootings, connecting various cultural references and demographics.
Synopsis
Palimpsest is an interactive documentary that traces childhood fear and anxiety from the Cold War to school shootings in America, while along the way connecting Archimedes, Choose Your Adventure books, Baseball, Ray Bradbury, Charles Dickens, Peter Pan, John Fahey, Turtles, and every demographic cohort from The Greatest Generation to Gen Z. Palimpsest scrapes at this messy history in an attempt to reveal causes and solutions for one of America's greatest public health epidemics.
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