The short film is based upon Zinn’s essay of the same name and narrated by none other than Viggo Mortensen, Academy Award nominated actor who starred in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Eastern Promises (the film that got him the Oscar nomination), Hidalgo and much more. (Mortensen’s rumored next project is the title role in a biopic about Sigmund Freud by Eastern Promises director David Cronenberg.) Mike Konopacki, who did the artwork for the graphic novel, provides the film’s visuals.

Watch the short film here: