An Independence Day Premiere

YoungWashington

Give the next generation a glimpse of history.

  • William Franklyn-Miller
  • Mary-Louise Parker
  • Kelsey Grammer
  • Andy Serkis
  • Ben Kingsley

Independence Day Weekend · In Theaters July 3

From the Guide to the Big Screen

You've read the story.
Now let them live it.

Thank you for downloading your Young Washington discussion guide. You're already doing the quiet, important work of forming the next generation.

The next step was taking your students into the theater. Through Pay It Forward, students went free at the Independence Day premiere, two tickets each to see the film on July 4th. That offer has now ended, but thank you to everyone who took part.

Read the story
A young George Washington, face streaked with battle, gazing toward the horizon in cold morning mist.
A coming-of-age epic of the man who would become a nation.

The Making of a Founder

Before the general. Before the legend. There was a young man who chose courage.

Long before he crossed the Delaware, George Washington was a headstrong young officer on the raw edge of a frontier war, untested, ambitious, and about to learn what leadership truly costs. Young Washington is the cinematic origin of the man behind the monument: the failures, the faith, and the fire that forged a founder.

Pay It Forward

Students went free on the Fourth.

Thank you to everyone who brought the next generation to the Young Washington Independence Day premiere. The Pay It Forward free-ticket offer has now ended.

Offer Ended

Free ticket reservations closed after the July 4th premiere. Thank you for being part of it.

The earlier free-ticket packets (mailed in 15s) are no longer available:

Sign-ups closed

Offer Ended

Ticket reservations have closed

The Pay It Forward free-ticket offer ended after the July 4th premiere. Thank you to everyone who took part.

Offer Ended

Free ticket reservations are no longer available.

The window to sign up here for free ticket packets has passed, and free ticket reservations for the July 4th premiere are now closed.

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Who You'll Meet

The legend, unveiled.

William Franklyn-Miller as a young George Washington, lit by firelight.
George Washington William Franklyn-Miller
A young woman in an 18th-century blue gown and straw hat in a wooded estate.
The Confidante Sally Fairfax
A nobleman in deep burgundy velvet standing before heavy estate doors.
The Gentleman George William Fairfax