Alexandra Vidal is a member of the Youth250 Bureau bringing youth voice and influence to the U.S. 250th commemoration and the next chapter of U.S. history. Vidal shares the cultural and artistic influence of Star Wars, the space opera that transformed the film industry.
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Unless otherwise noted, all images used in this video are in the public domain.
Mark Hamill and his wife at a movie premier. 1978. Photograph by Alan Light. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en
1977 cinema billboard advertising Star Wars. 1977, Michael Dorausch. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
George Lucas at San Diego Comic-Con. 27 July 2025. Gage Skidmore. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International. 10 July 2015. Gage Skidmore. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
Star Wars Movie Poster. 1977. Faithful digitalization of poster by Tom Jung. Source: https://www.starwars.com/news/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-original-star-wars-poster
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