New Film on Ronald Reagan and His Ranch to Premier at CPAC

Ronald Reagan’s ideas and lasting accomplishments launched decades of unprecedented prosperity and advanced freedom worldwide. Young America’s Foundation understands that today, our country needs Ronald Reagan’s ideas and his vision more than ever. This is why we’re committed to utilizing the Reagan Ranch, which we stepped forward to save almost 13 years ago, to inspire future generations through this great man’s example.

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Last year, with the 100^th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth approaching, we set out to create a film that captures of the essence of why the Reagan Ranch is important–not just as a historic site, but as a place that reflects the character and ideas of Ronald Reagan. We needed a film that connected Ronald Reagan’s timeless principles to the Ranch in a way that looked forward to the challenges we face today, not simply back on Ronald Reagan successes of the 1980s.

And so we went to the person who created one of the best feature-length Reagan documentaries to date – In the Face of Evil, based on Peter Schweizer’s fantastic book, Reagan’s War. That is a film that has the power, conviction and artistry that we knew was needed capture the majestic beauty of the Reagan Ranch and the powerful lessons it holds. The man for our film was Stephen K. Bannon.

(Bannon’s previous films have also included outstanding The Tea Party Trilogy: Generation Zero, Fire from the Heartland, and Battle for America.)

As our film project moved forward, we faced a structural challenge. How do you best communicate the timelessness of Ronald Reagan’s words and ideas to an audience who doesn’t remember the gas lines of the 1970s or the key figures of the Reagan Revolution? Bannon and his team hit on a simple answer: You rely on Ronald Reagan’s own voice, and almost nothing else, save for the few choice words from our talented narrator, Patrick Warburton.

Today, Young America’s Foundation is proud to announce that our inaugural film production, Still Point in a Turning World: Ronald Reagan and his Ranch, will have its East Coast premier on Friday, February 11 at 8 p.m. in the Delaware Ballroom during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference at the Marriott Hotel Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Still Point in a Turning World is Young America’s Foundation’s inaugural film and the definitive examination of Ronald Reagan’s beloved ranch and the way it reflects his philosophy and values. Ronald Reagan’s Rancho del Cielo, the “Ranch in the Sky,” was not just a respite from the chaotic world that his Presidency encountered, but also a living embodiment of the values he held dear. The Ranch was where hard work and self-reliance showed themselves in the principles he championed for all Americans: Freedom, Prosperity, Victory.

Given unprecedented access to both the Ranch and the Foundation’s film archives, the filmmakers explore Rancho del Cielo as few have, giving viewers a glimpse of why it “cast a spell” on the man who became one of the greatest Presidents in American history.

The film premiered on the West Coast during Young America’s Foundation’s Reagan 100 birthday celebration, featuring Vice President Dick Cheney and Governor Sarah Palin. Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Foreign Influence, attended the West Coast premiere of the film and afterwards raved:

“Still Point in a Turning World“ is a must-see for all Americans. This incredible documentary provides a unique glimpse into Ronald Reagan the president and Ronald Reagan the man via his unbreakable bond with 688 magical acres outside Santa Barbara, CA. No lover of all things Reagan will want to miss this film. Until you have seen Still Point in a Turning World, your understanding of President Ronald Reagan just isn’t complete.

College students at the celebration, our primary intended audience for the film, had perhaps the strongest reaction to Still Point in a Turning World. One young woman admitted following our West Coast premiere that, “The movie showed how the Left belittles our country and its great people. Reagan’s words, on other the other hand, were so empowering that I cried.”

Still Point in a Turning World: Ronald Reagan and his Ranch is a co-production between Young America’s Foundation and Victory Film Group. Ron Robinson, Kate Obenshain, and Andrew Coffin acted as executive producers for the film.