About the Film.

Past Screenings

World Premiere
Opening Night of GlobeDocs Film Festival, October 22, 2024
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA
former Gov. Michael Dukakis, Juan Gallego, Jeff Schmidt and Erin Trahan in attendance

Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA - Nov. 1, 2024
Emerson College, Boston, MA - Dec. 10, 2024
Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport, MA - Feb. 17, 2025
WBUR CitySpace, Boston, MA - Feb. 24, 2025
Salem Film Fest Reveal Party, Salem, MA - March 2, 2024
Northeastern University, Boston, MA - March 11, 2025
Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church, Melrose, MA - March 13, 2025
West Newton Cinema, double feature with “The Officials,” Newton, MA - March 26, 2025

The 28-minute documentary Dukakis: Recipe for Democracy catches up with Massachusetts’ longest-serving governor three decades after he ran for the presidency. Still an entrenched public servant at age 85, Michael Dukakis mentors budding leaders as a college professor. He also chairs a commission to connect Boston’s North and South rail stations – a project he has backed since the 1970s. Meanwhile, a crop of new public servants, including another son of immigrants, Juan Gallego, carries Dukakis’ legacy forward.

Upcoming Screenings

April 12, 2025
New Bedford Film Festival
Gallery X, New Bedford, MA, 9:30 a.m.
Get tickets here

April 2025
University of Oregon
Details coming soon

April 30, 2025
Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University
120 Tremont St., Sergeant Hall
Boston, MA, 7 p.m.
Winning, Losing, and Winning: Michael Dukakis’ Long Arc of Leadership
A conversation with Juan Gallego, Joan Vennochi, and Erin Trahan moderated by Rachael Cobb

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