Documentarian Ken Burns said in an appearance on "Meet the Press" that the American story is all about overcoming divisions.

The award-winning filmmaker shares how a childhood quilt sparked a lifelong passion—and why he embraces the mysteries ...

Documentary maker Ken Burns doesn’t think today’s polarized politics are anything new, especially for a country that, as he sees it, already had two civil wars — the American Revolution of 1776 and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JOHN DICKERSON: So Ken, let's imagine it's July 3, 1776, what is happening in America? KEN BURNS: Well, this house is empty.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PHILADELPHIA − Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has been trying to tell the story of America for 10 years. It's just a ...

After the Senate passed Donald Trump‘s federal federal funding cuts to public media, documentarian Ken Burns worries for the future of documentary filmmaking. The two-time Oscar-nominee and five-time ...

Back in 2015, documentarian Ken Burns was still working on his Vietnam War series when he decided the next project would be on the American Revolution. Soon, ten years after Burns first felt that ...

Documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein “didn’t realize for a long time” that the release of their upcoming six-episode series on the American Revolution would line up with the 250th ...

Washington, DC – March 10, 2025 – On March 12, 2025, PBS LearningMedia, PBS’s online destination for PreK-12 teachers and students, will join filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein, and iCivics at a ...

For some, Ken Burns’ films don’t just retell history. They are history. Beginning with his 1981 directorial debut, “Brooklyn Bridge,” Burns has built a remarkable body of work — some of the most ...

Ever since he got a movie camera for his 17th birthday, Ken Burns has been making documentaries. Over the years, he's created 36 documentary series for PBS, all of them about American history, from ...