Hot Docs 2008 Feature: Virtual JFK

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April 16, 2008 12:27 am
By: tiffreviews

TIFFReviews.com - VIRTUAL JFK investigates one of the most debated “what if” scenarios in the history of U.S. foreign policy: What would President John F. Kennedy have done in Vietnam if he had not been assassinated in 1963, and had he been re-elected in 1964? The film employs what Harvard historian Niall Ferguson calls “virtual history,” assessing the plausibility of counterfactuals – “what ifs” – and the outcomes they might have produced. The heart of the film deals with the question: Does it matter who is president on issues of war and peace?

The film is screening April 23rd, 9:45pm at Isabel Bader Theatre and April 26th, 7:00pm at the Royal Cinema… [Full Story]

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