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7 2 P E R S P E C T I V E | J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 5 It can be a daunting task to depict a historical figure and former President, especially one as well documented as both an actor and a governor. Also, 2020 was an extremely polarizing year and on hearing of a biopic about Ronald Reagan, I immediately felt nervous. My husband and I had moved to Guthrie, Oklahoma and found ourselves in a sea of corn fields, my home city of Minneapolis was in crisis after senseless police violence, and the country seemed more divided than ever. I wondered how audiences in 2020 would react to a biopic about Reagan. When I read the script, I was originally floored at how much it covered, in timespan but also in content. In the entire script I didn't see any mention of AIDS. Would this film be propaganda or would it be poignant? B u i l d i n g t h e G r a p h i c W o r l d o f R E A G A N B Y M E L I S S A R I G B Y W O O D S , A S S I S TA N T A R T D I R E C T O R A