*Winner of the 2010 NCMC (North Carolina Museums Council) award for "Best Historical Film". These are more selected scenes from "Friends in Liberty," a production by the North Carolina Museum of History. “Friends in Liberty” follows the experiences of 14-year-old Hugh McDonald and his friend, Anne Taylor. The film is based on the original journal of McDonald, the son of Scottish Loyalists, who joined the Sixth N.C. Regiment of the Continental Army in 1776. The fictitious character Anne Taylor gives us a girl’s view of life during the Revolutionary War as she struggles with increasing responsibilities at home after her brother Samuel joins the militia. For more information about the museum, go to ncmuseumofhistory.org or Facebook®. The museum is part of the Office of Archives and History, N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, www.ncculture.com. See the entire film (52 mins) at: http://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/wgo/press_10132009.html -Scenes- 00:00 - Valley Forge 02:26 - The Historian and Anne 05:36 - Young Anne's complaint 06:33 - Hugh writes home 07:22 - The Historian and Anne (Guilford Courthouse) -Directed by- Jerry Taylor -Written by- Sally Bloom -Starring- Carol Loots William White Spencer Bloom Sarah Catherine Carter Matt Mollenkopf Scott Parker Frank Aard Lee Armstrong Brian Fisher Jackson Bloom Alex Tobey Joey Osuna Tom Bojanski Joel Thomas Nikki Bojanski Michael Bojanski Chandler Cearley Austin Cox Alex Hunt Matt McGrath Alex McKee Shaun Schneider © 2009 North Carolina Museum of History. All rights reserved.
