For Generations to Come | Building a Legacy that Lasts

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Created for the Global Leadership Summit 2024, For Generations to Come, showcases Olmsted’s dedication and vision to create a space that was for everyone—young and old, rich and poor alike—for generation after generation. His vision and perseverance, regardless of the costs to his own reputation and peace, transformed 843 untamed acres on Manhattan Island into the urban oasis we cherish today.

In a letter to his son, Olmsted wrote:

"I have all my life been considering distant effects and always sacrificing immediate success and applause to that of the future. In laying out Central Park, we determined to think of no result to be realized in less than forty years."

For Generations to Come challenges us to reflect on how we may author our own lives: towards the small, short-lived successes of now or the results that can only be realized by devoting our energy toward a future legacy.

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- Credits -
Written & Directed by Nick Benoit
Filmed & Edited by Matthew Roth
Executive Produced by Kim Wehr

Starring (in order of appearance):

Nick Hardin as Frederick Law Olmsted
Macy Liu as Eleanor
Mac Westcott as the Groundsman
Matt Hellyer as Frederick Olmsted
Martin Davis as the Commissioner
Lander Eastland as Fred Olmsted
Harry Swiggum as Grandpa Benjamin

Producer - Heather Froslid
1st Assistant Camera - Nathan Steven and Hunter Brown
Gaffer - Zayne Van Heerden
Key Grip - Pierce Ellner
Best Boy - Jacob Habib
Sound Engineer - Matthew Tucker
Hair & Makeup - DeShawn Bowman
Wardrobe - Regina Emiliano
Wardrobe Assistant - Emily Schlesinger

Background Performers: Emmanuel Almonte, Don Benoit, Ona Benoit, Sherry Benoit, Olivia Devin, Stacey Gill, Rodney Grimes, Antonio King, David Krajecki, Fadil Kulam, and Steve Pavlik

BTS Photographer Benjamin Suter

Music & Score by TJ Hill
Sound Design & Mix by Ryan Pribyl of Level Audio, Inc.

Production Assistance by Jacob Guerrero, Gail Merriwether and Herny Solomon

Tree Trimmer Paul Johnson

Special thanks to Otto Engineering