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The Great Experiment is an ambitious cinematic time capsule of one of the most volatile and perplexing eras of American history; a project that serves as a historical document, non-fiction experiment and intimate observation of the changing state of American democracy and identity. A surprising time capsule of a nation grappling with its differences and diversity, and our experience and perceptions of conflict, survival and belonging.
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00:16Today, almost all Americans are descendants of immigrants to this country, and most know
00:20little about the circumstances of their ancestors' arrival.
00:29Here you are, starting a new chapter in your lives.
00:37Those who have guns, please stand up.
00:47No!
00:49No!
00:50No!
00:50Come on, Marine!
00:51Come on, let me see.
01:09Those of us who had the good fortune to have been born in this country often take for granted
01:14the freedoms and opportunities that we inherited just by virtue of our good luck.
01:25Today, your courage and persistence remind us that people from all corners of the world
01:30come here because, after 250 years, this country still offers the promise of freedom and opportunity
01:37for everyone.
01:39So we welcome you to the great experiment that is the United States.

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