About the Film.

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 30, 2025
    Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University
    120 Tremont St., 5th Floor Commons
    Boston, MA, 6 p.m.
    FREE, advance registration recommended
    Winning, Losing, and Winning: Michael Dukakis’ Long Arc of Leadership
    A conversation with film subject Juan Gallego, Boston Globe opinion columnist Joan Vennochi, and co-director Erin Trahan, moderated by Suffolk professor Rachael Cobb

  • May 29, 2025
    University of Oregon
    Virtual screening with professor Chandler James’ US Presidency class

  • July 9, 2025
    3S Artspace
    319 Vaughan Street
    Portsmouth, NH, 7 p.m.
    Hosted by “local gov’t evangelist” Dr. Nancy Pearson

    Additional screenings TBA!
    Plus, you can request a screening with this form.

Past Screenings.

  • World Premiere - Opening Night of GlobeDocs Film Festival, October 22, 2024 at Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA
    with 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 and March 17-13, 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

  • New Bedford Film Festival, New Bedford, MA - April 12, 2025
    Nominee: Best documentary short
    Nominee: Best documentary subject

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