Ken Burns joins GQ as he revisits some of the most iconic films from his career so far: from Brooklyn Bridge to ...

*With respective films set to air in the coming months on PBS, “Finding Your Roots” host Dr. Henry Louis Gates and filmmaker Ken Burns are traveling the country together discussing race. “American ...

The American Revolution filmmaker talks about the hypocrisies of US history and what’s missing from our political lives today ...

On the Fourth of July—a day that Ken Burns unsurprisingly refers to as “by far, by far, my favorite holiday”—I accompanied the legendary documentary filmmaker to a naturalization ceremony on the West ...

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 ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns called the elimination of federal funding for public broadcasting shortsighted, warning that the cuts will be catastrophic for new filmmakers and rural communities. He calls it a ...

Ken Burns’ upcoming six-part, 12-hour documentary “The American Revolution” doesn’t just tell the story of icons like George Washington or Benjamin Franklin. The series, which premieres Sunday on PBS, ...

This story was featured in The Must Read, a newsletter in which our editors recommend one can’t-miss story every weekday. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. On the Fourth of July—a day that Ken ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the potential impact of... Filmmaker Ken Burns: Public broadcasting is a ...