Before he became a general in the American Revolutionary War and the first president of the United States, George Washington was a young Virginian colonist who could not enlist in the British army because he was not a qualified English gentleman.
Angel Studios’ film “Young Washington,” set to release in theaters July 3, captures how Washington worked his way from being a tenant farmer to a colonel in the Virginia militia.
“When many people are trying to rewrite history, this is taking a real look at who George Washington was as a man, as a person, as an inspired leader who clearly was protected by God,” Sebastian Hoffman, Angel Studios’ director of business development and partnerships, said. “And it’s the beginning of the great tale of the founding of America.”
The film shows how Washington was ambitious and hard-working even as a boy, depicting the rigorous self-study he undertook with the guidance of his adult half-brother Lawrence Washington after their father’s death.
“From our perspective, youth are setting themselves up by choosing the wrong heroes,” said Dennis Leavitt, CEO of the historical park and film sponsor Liberty Village. “They’re choosing superheroes who have these crazy powers like shooting spider webs out of their hands. Those folks aren’t real, but the story of George Washington is a true and accurate story. Those are the kind of heroes that we think our young people ought to have to pattern their lives after and just set as a standard of the things that they can do.”
“Young Washington” portrays Washington’s determination to advance beyond the station into which he was born and to serve the king. After Washington was refused a commission as a British soldier on account of his lowly upbringing, he embarked on an expedition to survey unmapped land west of Virginia.
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Washington’s thorough knowledge of the land in modern-day Pennsylvania later led the governor of Virginia to send Washington to deliver a message to the French and defend the British claim on the land. It was this mission that would start the French and Indian War, which expanded British control in the New World.
Keith Krach, CEO of the Freedom 250 initiative, said he partnered with Angel Studios because Washington is an exemplary American who should be upheld as a model.
“We thought it’d be a blockbuster, and telling the story of Washington is inspiration, particularly to our young people, because what he exemplified was the American dream, that an ordinary person could do extraordinary things,” Krach said.
Despite a brutal failure in his first military expedition against the French, Washington returned to the battlefield and successfully proved his strength as a leader. What started with Washington being denied his request for a commission in the British military resulted in honor to his name and his country because of his persistence.
Amid current political contentiousness, pointing out heroes such as Washington will help unite young Americans over undeniably admirable citizens, according to Leavitt.
“They’ve got to have an igniting in their souls about what’s happening in America, and how we can improve upon the kinds of things that are happening right now.”
“Young Washington” will release in theaters nationwide July 3. Tickets are available for purchase online.
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