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Cast
Leonard Peltier
as Self (Artist/Activist)
David Pullins
as Self (NY Metropolitan Museum of Met Curator)
Kevin Lindsey
as Self (MN Humanities Center CEO)
Roger Cummings
as Self (Juxtaposition CEO)
Joseph Ra Cole
as Self (OMG Studios Innovation Lab)
Dr. Duchess Harris
as Self (American Studies Professor)
Chase Iron Eyes
as Self (Director, Sacred Defense Fund/Lakota People's Law Project)
Wasu Duta
as Self (Headman of the Bdewakanton (Mdewakanton) Santee Dakota Sioux)
Patrice Epps
as Self (Juxtaposition Apprentice)
Kanandi Mac
as Self (Juxtaposition Apprentice)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2026
Runtime0h 18m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes—
DirectorMonique Linder
WritersMonique Linder
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Making of America
About The Making of America
The documentary film explores how Enlightenment-era systems of knowledge—art, science, architecture, and cartography—produced enduring frameworks for racial slavery, territorial extraction, and Indigenous dispossession in what became the United States of America. Quote from the Director, Monique Linder: “After our last film about Reconstruction Destructed, I felt it was important that the next film go back to the very beginning, the making of America. This film really helps tie all the pieces in the Juneteenth Reckoning with Slavery film series together in a significant way. I’m looking forward to sharing it with others.”
Directed by Monique Linder, The Making of America leans on a strong ensemble — Leonard Peltier, David Pullins, Kevin Lindsey — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 2026.
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