The famed filmmaker ditched a prestigious writers’ award and $20,000 prize to attend a secretive men’s-only camp.

Famed historian and documentary film maker Ken Burns sat down with MS Now's Jonathan Capehart to discuss the state of American democracy. The post Famed Historian Blasts ‘Narcissistic Chicken Little’ ...

Ken Burns keeps a neon sign in his editing room reading, “It’s complicated.” That was certainly true of his illuminating and nuanced The American Revolution, the 12-hour PBS documentary series that ...

This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. As Poynter celebrates its ...

Legendary filmmaker Ken Burns took the stage at the Sottile Theatre in downtown Charleston on May 27 for a sold-out Spoleto Festival USA event entitled “An Evening with Ken Burns.” Marking the 250th ...

Ken Burns, who has helped to tell the story of the nation’s history through celebrated documentaries, attributes much of his success to the education he received at Hampshire College. Faced with the ...

Ken Burns joins TV critic Eric Deggans in Sarasota for a rare, in-depth conversation. From The Civil War to Country Music, Burns reflects on storytelling, history, and the forces shaping America — ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– The Gettysburg Film Festival kicks off on Thursday for its fourth year. This year’s festival will celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary by focusing on the American ...

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns argued Wednesday that America’s current political divisions, while concerning, pale in comparison to those of the Revolutionary era, urging Americans to look to the ...

Award-winning filmmaker and historian Ken Burns of Walpole played the role of cleanup hitter Friday, making the final argument in New Hampshire’s bid to convince the Democratic National Committee (DNC ...

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said the American Revolution has been “sanitized,” calling the war “dark and bloody.” “I think we have sanitized the war. And I — I think it’s out of an understandable ...

Documentary filmmaker and historian Ken Burns has cemented his career on bringing history to life. In an interview with “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, the filmmaker challenged how the nation ...