Ken Burns on His ‘Most Important’ Project Yet—The American Revolution

Filmmaker Ken Burns, in his latest documentary series, tackles what he calls ‘the most important event in the history of the ...

Ken Burns says ‘American Revolution’ doc could help US ‘with the divisions of today’

Ken Burns says his latest epic documentary shows America has been deeply divided since its earliest days, but that the story ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Filmmaker reveals more war memories Ken Burns' new PBS series 'The War' explores conflict through eyes of soldiers

WALPOLE, N.H. -- When Ken Burns' "Civil War" hit public television in 1990, it was a revelation: Burns invested a faded period of American history with new life, color and emotion. The public does not ...
The Brown Daily Herald

Filmmaker Ken Burns screens, discusses upcoming docuseries at Family Weekend event

On Friday, cinephiles, historians and Family Weekend attendees alike gathered for “An Evening with Ken Burns,” in the Salomon ...

Can Ken Burns Win the American Revolution?

Burns’s 12-hour documentary about our national origin story is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated.