That same philosophy drives his newest project, The American Revolution, a sweeping six-part, 12-hour documentary that ...

The new 12-hour documentary about the United States’ origin story will begin broadcasting Nov. 16 on WHYY and other PBS stations.

Even by his standards, Ken Burns has assembled a very impressive voice cast for his six-part documentary “ The American ...

After capturing hundreds of hours of footage, over a decade, for his new docuseries "The American Revolution," filmmaker Ken ...

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 AMERICAN REVOLUTION examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down. Thirteen British colonies on ...

Ken Burns, the filmmaker behind documentary classics like "The Civil War" and "Jazz," believes he could walk into nearly any video streaming company and walk away with a check for $30 million. But ...

Renowned documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has spoken out about President Donald Trump‘s plans to cut federal funding for PBS, calling the proposal “shortsighted.” Burns, whose upcoming six-part series ...

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 ...

David McMahon has been making award-winning documentary films for more than a decade. With Ken Burns and Sarah Burns, he wrote, directed and produced The Central Park Five, a two-hour film about the ...