Wide Awake Films

30/12/2025

Here’s a great way to end the year. Our new Battle of Franklin animated map, produced for American Battlefield Trust is now available. We are always honored by the opportunity to create these presentations on key battles and campaigns of the American Civil War.

After the fall of Atlanta on September 1, 1864, John Bell Hood and his 30,000 men raced to Tennessee, hoping to divert William T. Sherman’s attention by thre...

14/11/2025

Incredible night this week in Brooklyn at the Florentine Films / PBS / WETA screening of The American Revolution — the latest from Ken Burns and his extraordinary team which debuts nationally this Sunday, Nov. 16th on PBS.

Honored that Wide Awake Films was able to contribute recreated footage to the project. Shane and his wife Denise were able to attend. Nights like this remind us why we do what we do… keeping history alive through powerful storytelling.

11/11/2025

On this Veterans' Day, we commemorate all who have served our nation in every branch of our armed forces. Wide Awake Films is a company dedicated to sharing the history and memory of all our warriors from the American Revolution to today's conflicts.

For this Veterans' Day 2025, we would like to share this new film, produced for the American Battlefield Trust, featuring Medal of Honor recipient Edward Byers and his visit to the location where Captain Charles Gould of the 5th Vermont Regiment jumped into the Confederate lines at Petersburg - a brave and life-threatening action that also earned a Medal of Honor.

https://youtu.be/SwvWhCFSFOo?si=2q-UoYrba4vT67OV

Lives can change in an instant. Edward Byers learned this on a cold night in December 2012 in the mountains of Afghanistan. Charles Gould had a parallel expe...

10/11/2025

Happy 250th birthday to the United States Marine Corps. Established this day - November 10, 1775 - by the Continental Congress. One of our favorite Marines is Hershel "Woody" Williams. Williams earned the Medal of Honor for his brave actions on Iwo Jima in 1945. Check out this video we produced for the American Battlefield Trust, featuring Woody at the Gettysburg battlefield. This day, and every day, we remember Woody and all the Marines who have served our great nation.

https://youtu.be/8Gq3Cg9ITCE?si=WhaPBcgiTVCJ3y_l

Visit Gettysburg National Military Park with Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams and learn how his combat on Iwo Jima benefitted from the exper...

08/11/2025

Here’s a direct link to our new Battle of Sullivan’s Island film, created for South Carolina 250. Learn more about this great patriot victory over the Royal Navy and British Army on June 28, 1776.

Produced by Wide Awake Films, journey back in time to learn how the Patriot Forces defeated the British Navy for the first time on June 28, 1776 -- what woul...

07/11/2025

We were excited to be a part of South Carolina 250 and SC250 Charleston's debut of the new Battle of Sullivan's Island film at the Charleston Library Society last evening. This new film is designed to improve awareness and appreciation for the patriot victory in Charleston Harbor on June 28, 1776 - the basis for the annual Carolina Day commemorations. You can see that film here: https://youtu.be/V065pp-iZ0w?si=AVMuEWVnZj6K7Jue

29/10/2025

For these past few years, the Illinois/Missouri-based has been at the heart of our local and coastal filming efforts—bringing to life some of the best living history impressions in the country.

From museum exhibits to national television projects, these guys show up ready, squared away, and dedicated to getting it right. Like the Skulker's Mess, Tater Mess and Holmes Brigade before them, they’ve helped make Kansas City a true home base for historical filmmaking.

We couldn’t do it without you boys. Thanks for keeping the past alive—and making it look damn good on camera. 🎥🇺🇸

27/10/2025

Check out this new film produced by Wide Awake Films for Jasper County 250. This film highlights the life and legacy of one of South Carolina's founding fathers and signers of the Declaration of Independence - Thomas Heyward, Jr. In addition, this film also presents the recent archeological work and discoveries at the Old House site in Jasper County - the ancestral home of the Heywards.

https://youtu.be/IE3-5tseXp0?si=CBAsflH-K0j481tQ

Creating new films and museum interactives for America's 250th commemorations is one of the things we love most at Wide Awake Films.

Explore the lesser-known legacy of Thomas Heyward Jr., one of South Carolina’s brave signers of the Declaration of Independence. In this compelling documenta...

15/10/2025

Love Garry Adelman's Civil War Page, but really love Garry in a Wide Awake Films shirt.

13/10/2025

Today, October 13, 2025, marks the 250th birthday of the United States Navy. Formed at the outset of the Revolutionary War, the US Navy has served in every ocean and in harm's way, keeping our nation free and safe. Here is one of our recent works, produced for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, that looks at just one aspect of the US Navy's long and illustrious history.

https://youtu.be/5gTbHhyEYfQ?si=PAfGp6n2Xe2X9yu9

Featuring the stories of Medal of Honor Recipients Eugene Fluckey and Richard O’Kane, this video highlights the dangerous missions carried out by Submariners...

25/09/2025

Everyone at Wide Awake Films is excited about this upcoming debut of the Battle of Sullivan's Island film that we are producing for South Carolina 250. If you are in the Charleston area on November 6, consider checking out this event at the Charleston Library Society.

Exciting news. The debut of the new Battle of Sullivan's Island film is now scheduled for November 6 at 6:00 p.m. at the Charleston Library Society. To elevate interest and awareness of this battle on the eve of its 250th anniversary, South Carolina 250 has commissioned a new twelve-minute film designed to improve our appreciation of this event that we commemorate each year as Carolina Day. Produced by Wide Awake Films, this new Battle of Sullivan’s Island film includes exciting live action sequences, sophisticated animated map displays, and other 3D animations designed to engage today’s audience.

Tickets for the event can be obtained here: https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/sc250-series-revitalizing-history-a-wide-awake-films-documentary-premiere/

South Carolina 250 Charleston Library Society Wide Awake Films

22/09/2025

A great look at our work for the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir. Do check out their new Call to Arms exhibit, which is open through June 2027.

Wide Awake Films worked with the National Museum of the U.S. Army in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, to develop a set of immersive media presentations and interactiv...