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’ New Documentary Series The American Revolution Premieres November 16 on PBS

A powerful new documentary series from acclaimed filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt is set to premiere ...
Arizona PBS

Teaching the American Revolution in today’s society: Lessons for the 250th anniversary

Explore lesson ideas for teaching the American Revolution and how its objectives and conflicts remain relevant in today's ...
Washington Examiner

The Revolution Will Be Animated

AFTER SEEING Persepolis in November at the Virginia Film Festival, I described the film as “the highlight of the festival” and wrote that “if there is justice in the world, Persepolis should have a ...

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.
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Ken Burns at the Barricades

That manner of activation of a still image, now widely known as the Ken Burns Effect (thanks partly to Apple iMovie, where it ...