Documentary filmmaker and historian Ken Burns has cemented his career on bringing history to life.

Recently, I attended a premier of Ken Burns’ latest documentary, “The Vietnam War”, at the Ace Hotel Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The theater’s 1,600 seats were about 95% full. The “premier” was ...

Documentarian Ken Burns told NBC's "Meet the Press" that on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, he believes Americans are worried about the country lasting another ten years. KEN ...

There’s a neon sign in Ken Burns’ editing room that reads, “It’s complicated.” Even the prolific documentarian, who spends more time than most exploring the difficult truths of our nation’s history, ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns has examined some of the most defining moments of American history. He's delved into the Civil War, dissected America's response to the Holocaust and chronicled the evolution of ...

During a talk in Palm Beach, filmmaker Ken Burns discussed the ideas behind the U.S. Revolutionary War, the subject of his latest docuseries.

David Schmidt has spent his entire career at Florentine Films, beginning as an intern and rising within the company to senior producer. He previously worked with Ken Burns on The Roosevelts: An ...

When “The American Revolution” unfolds this month on PBS, don’t get the idea that you weren’t told the truth in elementary school. “What I learned in school was not wrong,” says director David Schmidt ...