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An American who deserves a parade

A trailer for a movie about a man who made America great by being a humble, loving, welcoming American.

Jeffrey Overstreet

20 Mar 2018
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Fred Rogers • Trailers • Won't You Be My Neighbor?
An American who deserves a parade

Today, we celebrate the 90th birthday of an exemplary American — one who knew the secret to making America, or any neighborhood in the world, great.

We need him now. We need to be more like him — now.

Train Dreams (2025)

Train Dreams (2025)

Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (Sing Sing) collaborate on another enthralling film about men seeking meaning in hard times.
22 Nov 2025 11 min read
Breaking this week’s (apparent) silence...

Breaking this week’s (apparent) silence...

Technical difficulties interrupted my posting this week.
22 Nov 2025 1 min read
Meet Me at the Edge of the World: the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival keynote address

Meet Me at the Edge of the World: the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival keynote address

Here is a revised, expanded version of the keynote address I delivered at the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival in Martinsville, Ohio on Labor Day Weekend.
08 Nov 2025 31 min read
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