1. a) Who is Peter Jackson?
b) Following a request from Britain’s Imperial War Museums, what did Peter Jackson do to commemorate the 100 year anniversary since the end of World War I?

2. Describe the steps Jackson took to make the documentary.

3. How does Mr. Jackson’s explain the difference between his documentary and the many that have previously been made about the First World War?

4. The documentary is 99 minutes. What is Mr. Jackson giving to the museum as well?

5. What did Mr. Jackson note about the soldiers who fought in WWI?

6. Jackson told the BFI about the documentary “I wanted to reach through the fog of time and pull these men into the modern world, so they can regain their humanity once more – rather than be seen only as Charlie Chaplin-type figures in the vintage archive film. By using our computing power to erase the technical limitations of 100 year cinema, we can see and hear the Great War as they experienced it.”

Watch the interviews with Mr. Jackson, and the movie trailer. What 2-3 words would you use to describe Mr. Jackson? Explain your answer.

CHALLENGE QUESTION: Without looking it up, between what years was WWI fought? Who were the major players on each side? When did the U.S. enter the war? What is Armistice Day? What do poppies have to do with WWI?