American Veterans Media Film “Edison 64” Makes Its Philadelphia Premiere at Edison High School
“Edison 64,” a feature-length documentary produced by American Veterans Media that tells the story of the 64 students from Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia that were killed during the Vietnam War, makes its Philadelphia premiere at Thomas A. Edison High School and John C. Fareira Skills Center, 151 W Luzerne St, Philadelphia, on Saturday, January 15, 2022. The premiere is in partnership with the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Although the original Edison High School featured in the film was relocated and replaced by the co-educational Edison/Fareira High School, the location of the premiere is significant as Thomas Edison High School had more students killed during the Vietnam War than any other high school in America.
Codirected by Shawn Swords and Roger Bruce, the film explores the time the students spent at Thomas Edison High School and aims to shine a light on, and pay tribute to, the disproportionate number of Edison students turned soldiers who enlisted in the hopes of a better life but who ended up giving their lives.
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