Why documentary filmmaker Ken Burns says he ‘won’t work on a more important project’ than ‘The American Revolution’

The PBS documentary tells an American origin story to bring a diverse nation together, rather than estranging it further ...
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Ken Burns on his latest documentary. 'The most important event since the birth of Christ.'

There’s no photographs. There’s no news reels. The cast of characters is so spectacularly diverse," Ken Burns said in an interview in Lexington, Mass.

BBC apologizes to Trump over documentary edit of US president’s speech

The BBC apologized to US President Donald Trump on Thursday, over a documentary that Trump’s lawyers described as false and defamatory, seeking to defuse a row that has plunged the public broadcaster ...
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The documentary “The American Revolution” erases & defames gay men

In Burns’ portrayal of the Revolution, LGBTQ people are not only erased but defamed, reduced to a caricatured trope instead ...

‘Being Eddie’ Review: A Friendly but Revealing Netflix Documentary Gives Us a Glimpse at the Real Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy opens up just enough to make things interesting in this fully authorized look at his life. The most interesting ...
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Director Geeta Gandbhir discusses the new Netflix documentary 'The Perfect Neighbor'

The new documentary "The Perfect Neighbor" uses police body cam footage to reconstruct what led to the killing of Ajike Owens in 2023. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director Geeta Gandbhir.