“Independence! A Lone Star Rises” Premier

On March 31 in celebration of Texas History Month, the Washington on the Brazos Historical Foundation will premiere “Independence! A Lone Star Rises”, a documentary film about the of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the creation of a nation at Washington on the Brazos 185 years ago.

The movie is directed by Gary Foreman of Native Sun Productions and features original music by Grammy-nominated composer David Arkenstone. The film is free to view and will premiere on Wednesday, March 31 starting at 10 a.m. CT, with encore presentations at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the Washington-on-the-Brazos Historical Foundation, Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, and Texas Historical Commission Facebook pages as well as the Texas Historical Commission YouTube channel.

Below is the official trailer for the film.

Sponsors for the movie include the Washington on the Brazos Historical Foundation, Blue Bell Creameries, Walmart, Kolkhorst Family Foundation, the George and Anne Butler Foundation, John Nau III, Brannon Industrial Group, Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation, MidSouth Electric Co-op, H-E-B, Citizens State Bank, Brenham ISD Education Foundation , Summerlee Foundation, Travis and Tim Bryan, Sons of the Republic of Texas San Jacinto Chapter #1, Taste of Texas Restaurant, Del Sol Food Co. Inc./Briannas, Bluebonnet Electric Co-op, Turner, Pierce & Fultz,  Bob and Cathleen Davis, John and Evelyn Boatwright.