Eyewitness America

SpoonBill Studios

About this app

Eyewitness America is a free streaming channel of first-person American history from documentary filmmaker David Hoffman.

Watch hundreds of original interviews and rare archival films that capture the everyday people and defining moments of 20th-century America, in their own words. From 1950s cab drivers and small-town characters to Vietnam veterans, Appalachian musicians, Wall Street workers, and voices from the civil rights era, these films show American life as it was actually lived.

Over a 50-year career, David Hoffman has produced documentaries seen by tens of millions of viewers. This channel brings his archive of eyewitness interviews and documentary footage together in one place, free to watch on your TV.

What you'll find:
- Original first-person interviews spanning the 1950s through the 1970s
- Rare archival film of American life, work, music, and culture
- Documentary portraits of ordinary people and extraordinary moments
- New titles drawn from a library of nearly 300 films

No account, no subscription, no fees. Just sit back and watch real American history, one story at a time.

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