Florida Dream Documentary DVD

Produced by the Florida Humanities Council and WEDU-TV of Tampa, this one-hour documentary explores how millions of people from across the United States and around the globe migrated here in search of the Florida dream. Looking for their own piece of paradise, they transformed an exotic, sparsely populated, subtropical peninsula into America’s fourth-largest state. Using archival film, historical photographs, and interviews with scholars and folks who lived the history, the documentary traces how migration, immigration, civil rights, tourism, retirement, technology, and politics changed the face of Florida. The documentary was inspired by Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams: A Social History of Modern Florida, written by historian Dr. Gary Mormino. Narrated by actor Ed Asner.