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The Soul of America (2020)

Directed by KD Davison · Cinematography by Bill Kirstein

TV-PG77 min159 frames

Documentary

Know our past. Shape our future.

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The Soul of America (2020) movie still: medium — Two men stand before a wall covered in World War II era posters. They wear formal suits and fedoras…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: medium — A well-lit office contains framed historical photographs on the wall and floral arrangements. A man…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: fullbody — A woman stands in the open doorway of a simple unpainted wooden building structure. The woman…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: establishing — A suburban backyard features a brick outbuilding partially obscured by large trees and…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: medium — A recording studio features dark acoustic foam walls and a large shelf of books. A man in business…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: wide — A church interior with wooden pews and large stained glass windows seating a crowd. Several…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: medium — A city sidewalk beside a large limestone building with classical architectural features. An older…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: medium — Three women stand side by side on stone steps in front of a building. They wear early 20th-century…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: fullbody — A historic building exterior features a series of tall white columns and stone pavement. Two men…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: medium — An East Asian family stands before a large wooden door marked with offensive graffiti. The graffiti…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: medium — Two world leaders sit together in an outdoor area during the 1940s. Franklin Roosevelt and Winston…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: wide — A modern university lecture hall contains tiered seating and a front teaching podium. An older man in…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: medium — A two-story building features a large upper-level window with framed glass panes. Two uniformed men…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: medium — A 1920s professional office space features a roll-top desk and traditional wood paneling. Three…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: wide — The United States Capitol building is framed from a low angle exterior perspective. The white stone…The Soul of America (2020) movie still: establishing — A dense crowd of people occupies a park area near a large brick building. Participants hold…
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What is The Soul of America about?

Writer, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer John Meacham offers his timely and invaluable insights into the country’s current political and historical moment by examining its past. Based on his 2018 bestseller of the same name.

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What does the cinematography of The Soul of America look like?

Sampled across 159 frames, the coverage of The Soul of America leans on medium shots (50% of the sample) and wide compositions (22%). Cinematographer Bill Kirstein keeps 67% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 74% of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 63% of the frames.

What is the color palette of The Soul of America?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Soul of America (2020) are #cdcdcc, #f9f9f9, #040404, #888785, #494948, #2f302e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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