Overview

"THESE PEOPLE" is a musical feature film created by Cory McAbee (2026). The story is centered around Abraham Lincoln's assassination at the Ford Theater in 1865. From there our story ripples outward as we follow the lives of Abraham Lincoln's friends, family, enemies and his corpse. Our film is narrated by an immortal that has existed since the beginning of time and was at the Ford Theater the night that Lincoln was killed. In addition to his biased recollections, our narrator offers advice on immortal etiquette.