page_title: Monroe Hill
section_title: Structure
hierarchical_section_title: Monroe Hill / Structure
caption_attribution_description: English: A page of the Property Taxes in Albemarle County from 1797 in Which James Monroe is listed as 1 resident, 12 adult slaves, 1 slave between the age of 12 and 16, and 11horses.
context_page_description: Monroe Hill is a 2015 documentary film by Eduardo Montes-Bradley made possible, in part, through an award from the Jefferson Trust The film traces the roots, and historical context, of James Monroe’s first home in Albemarle County, and its transformation over a period of three decades until the laying of the cornerstone at the University of Virginia on October 6, 1817. Monroe Hill premiered during the 28th edition of the Virginia Film Festival, on November 6, 2015, and was selected to compete in the Official Selection of the Richmond International Film Festival, 2016. Monroe Hill premiered on PBS on March 28, 2016.
context_section_description: Monroe Hill is a documentary structured and edited as a written essay or dissertation. Includes a Preface, seven chapters and a coda or epilogue. The dynamic-script developed with research, interviews, and findings while the film was being filmed and edited. With regards to the experience of working over an extended period of time, and without an establish agenda or script William Ferraro said that: "Monroe Hill has been a much more dynamic experience. Rather than one day sitting in a room with a group to chart scenes and another afternoon on a stage filming comments, (the director) has encouraged reaction and rethinking to various cuts of the film and sought out a variety of settings for both their visual appeal and historical significance. His goal has been to place modern scholars in dialogue with each other in a way that initiates a conversation about Monroe’s property and its place in the launch of the new nation. This is much different from using modern scholars in a didactic manner to tell viewers something final and conclusive."
caption: Albemarle County Property Taxes, 1797
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