WINNER
2007 GOLD DAVEY AWARD
History/Biography

2007 SILVER DAVEY AWARD
Videography/Cinematography

WINNER
2007 PLATINUM AURORA AWARD
Best of Show—Biographical Documentary

OFFICIAL SELECTION
REELHEART International Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario, June 2007

"Pursuit of Honor: The Rise of George Washington does an
admirable job of examining how Washington's early years as a
British officer and plantation owner shaped the man whom
Americans would later follow in the Revolutionary War and then
elect as their first President. Highly recommended."

Video Librarian
July 24, 2007

"The film emphasizes that Washington was not the wooden figure
often deified by historians and biographers, but was a highly
intelligent man who was aware of and struggled mightly to
overcome his weaknesses and character flaws. It also
examines how his beliefs about slavery and American
independence evolved during this period and how those
changes influenced his personal life and public leadership."

School Library Journal
May 2007

"Visually pleasing...this program humanizes the historical figure."

Booklist
March 15, 2007

"This independently produced documentary covers the life of
George Washington between the French & Indian Wars and the beginning of the Revolutionary War. The film is a fascinating
peek at the man behind the symbol. It reveals an important
period in the life of Washington that we rarely see—his marriage
to Martha Custis, his relationship with his step children and an
insightful analysis of the motives that drove him to his destiny."

GX: The Guard Experience
(Magazine of the U.S. National Guard)
January 2007, page 77

"The film is refreshingly steeped in historical detail
and well worth a look."

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Thursday December 14, 2006