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Documentary Uses AI to Reclaim History

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Directors Stacey Holman and Maya Tepler used generative AI in their documentary 'Declarations: Black Americans & The Revolutionary War' to give historical figures agency. They aim to reclaim the narrative of black Americans during the Revolutionary War.

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‘Declarations: Black Americans & The Revolutionary War’ Doc Filmmakers On Using GenAI To “Give Our Historical Subjects Agency”

With the United States’ 250th birthday, the documentary filmmakers of Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War turned to modern technology to reclaim history. Director Stacey Holman and her co-writer/fellow director Maya Tepler explained why chose to use generative AI to “

2026-06-21 00:18 UTC