That same philosophy drives his newest project, The American Revolution, a sweeping six-part, 12-hour documentary that premieres Sunday, November 16, 2025 on PBS and continues nightly through November ...
NEW YORK (AP) — From the time it aired nearly 30 years ago, Ken Burns’ Civil War documentary has been a popular sensation and subject of debate. The 11-hour, nine-part series premiered in September ...
Well-known documentarian Ken Burns made a stop in Rhode Island Thursday to preview an upcoming documentary series of his that ...
With the six-part, 12-hour documentary series set to premiere Nov. 16, Burns faced questions about whether the spark for the ...
From Gen. Nathanael Greene, to Black soldiers to everyday people, RI play key roles in the founding of America, says noted ...
N othing was ever quaint,” mused Ken Burns in a New York film studio last spring, as he made some last edits to his latest ...
Later this afternoon, Governor McKee will join with other Rhode Island leaders to host acclaimed documentarian filmmaker Ken ...
LOS ANGELES - Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns recently compared current issues to "three great crises" of the past in America: the Civil War, the Great Depression and World War II. Burns, an ...
The story of the American Revolution isn’t just one of political revolution or tax avoidance. It’s also one of distance, of the challenges of getting on foot or horseback across the 13 colonies, and ...
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 ...
David Schmidt has spent his entire career at Florentine Films, beginning as an intern and rising within the company to senior producer. He previously worked with Ken Burns on The Roosevelts: An ...