The Official Motion Picture of George Washington
WASHINGTON: AMERICAN HERO
A Cinematic Ode to the Father of a Nation
WASHINGTON: American Hero
FILM SYNOPSIS
This is the human story of George Washington, not the monument, but the man. Despite his wishes to stay at his beloved Mount Vernon, duty would have a greater calling for George, leadership. At the heart of the film are the relationships that shaped our First President. His wife, his soldiers, and his slaves. A story that history has largely overlooked is finally told: the story of Chef Hercules, George's personal chef and one of the most celebrated culinary figures of the 18th century.
First Screening Date
Writer/Director
July 9, 2026
Otto Aouita
Producers
Otto Aouita
Laura Burvill
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VETERAN SPOTLIGHT
Chef Rush as Chef Hercules
In WASHINGTON: American Hero, Chef Rush brings to life Chef Hercules, George Washington's personal chef, one of the most celebrated culinary figures of 18th-century America, and an enslaved man who ultimately escaped to freedom. It is a story that history has largely overlooked. There was no one more fitting to tell it.
Chef Rush is a retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant who served multiple overseas deployments and spent years as a hand-to-hand combat trainer before becoming one of the most recognized chefs in America.
He served as The White House chef under four administrations, Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump. Chef is one of the few people in American history to have cooked for international royalty, as well as our nation's leaders across party lines and decades.
Outside of the kitchen, Chef Rush does 2,222 pushups every single day, one for every veteran lost to suicide. He has made it his mission to use his platform to fight for the mental health of those who served.
A veteran. A White House chef. Now the man who gives Hercules his voice on screen.