Over 4 million people visit the Statue of Liberty annually. The most photographed statue in the world, its meaning is universal and represents freedom, hope and protest to generations of people throughout the world. Liberty: Mother of Exiles casts a new light on one of America's most familiar symbols, revealing its little-known history and surprising challenges, and celebrating it as an enduring beacon of hope for generations of immigrants. Produced and directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, the documentary begins with the groundbreaking ceremony for a new state-of-the-art facility at the base of the Statue of Liberty, and goes on to reveal the statue's unexpected history - a story filled with many false starts as well as significant financial and technical challenges that were ultimately solved in innovative ways. The film also follows legendary designer and "godmother" to the statue, Diane von Furstenberg, in her quest to discover how sculptor Auguste Bartholdi's dream became a reality and what the statue has meant to generations of people from around the world.

Originally released by Home Box Office, 2019. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 31, 2019.

Statue of Liberty (3:39); --Liberty Enlightening the World (4:57); -- Liberty Island (6:51); -- Art and Lady Liberty (7:41); -- Colmar, France (6:53); -- Funding and Engineering (6:28); -- Construction and Shipment (3:36); -- Lady Liberty in Art (3:53); -- Museum Construction (5:20); -- Statue of Liberty Inauguration and Restoration (6:25); -- Liberty Collectors (2:33); -- Statue Visitors and Terrorism (4:56); -- Statue Strength (3:41); -- Social Consciousness (9:06); -- Iconic Symbolism (2:40); -- Credits: Liberty: Mother of Exiles (1:04); .