Ken Burns

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For more than four decades, Ken Burns and his colleagues at Florentine Films—directors, writers, producers, editors, and cinematographers—have produced some of the most critically acclaimed and most-watched documentaries on public television.

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Ken Burns Shows

• The U.S. and the Holocaust

  Exploring America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history.

• Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness

  A documentary about the mental health crisis among youth in America.

• Benjamin Franklin

  Explore the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century's most consequential figures.

• Muhammad Ali

  Muhammad Ali brings to life the boxing champion who became an inspiration across the globe

• Hemingway

  Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the writer and his enduring influence.

• UNUM

  Videos used on a Ken Burns feature website

• The Gene

  A historical biography of the human genome.

• East Lake Meadows

  The story of a public housing community raises critical questions about race and poverty.

• College Behind Bars

  Men and women earn college degrees - and a chance at new beginnings - while incarcerated.

• Country Music

  Hear the remarkable stories of the people and places behind a true American art form.

• The Mayo Clinic

  Take a timely look at how one institution has met the changing demands of healthcare.

• The Vietnam War

  The epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never-before been told on film.

• Defying The Nazis: The Sharps' War

  Ken Burns reveals an American couple's secret 1939 mission to help refugees escape Nazis.

• Jackie Robinson

  Examines the life and times of Jack Roosevelt Robinson.

• Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

  A story of human ingenuity and perseverance but also of hubris and misperception.

• The Roosevelts

  A chronicle of three members of the most influential family in American politics.

• The Address

  A school in Vermont where students are encouraged to memorize the Gettysburg Address.

• Central Park Five

  The story of five teenagers who were wrongly convicted in the Central Park Jogger case.

• The Dust Bowl

  The Dust Bowl chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history.

• Prohibition

  The story of the rise, rule, and fall of prohibition and the entire era it encompassed.

• The Tenth Inning

  The Tenth Inning interweaves the story of the national pastime with the story of America.

• Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal

  Explore the life of William Segal, a philosopher, publisher, writer and painter.

• The National Parks

  The story of an idea as American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical.

• The War

  The story of the Second World War, told via personal accounts from four American towns.

• Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

  Jack Johnson was the first African American Heavyweight Champion of the World.

• Horatio's Drive

  The remarkable story of the first person to cross the United States by car.

• Mark Twain

  An illuminating portrait of a man who is one of the greatest writers in American history.

• Jazz

  Ken Burns follows the growth and development of jazz music.

• Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

  Recount the trials, tribulations and triumphs of two pioneers of the women’s movement.

• Frank Lloyd Wright

  This two-part documentary explores the life of one of America's greatest architects.

• Lewis & Clark

  Enter the world of Lewis, Clark and the rest of the Corps of Discovery.

• Thomas Jefferson

  Thomas Jefferson is a two-part portrait of our enigmatic and brilliant third president.

• The West

  A chronicle of the turbulent history of one of the most extraordinary landscapes on earth.

• Baseball

  An American epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs.

• Empire of the Air

  Follow the pioneers of radio whose genius and rivalry wove unexpected and tragic stories.

• The Civil War

  A monumental series that explores the most important conflict in our nation's history.

• The Congress

  Follow the events that shaped the first 200 years of congress and, in turn, our country.

• Thomas Hart Benton

  The bittersweet story of an extraordinary American artist.

• Huey Long

  A complex and comprehensive portrait of the man, his politics and the power he sought.

• The Statue of Liberty

  Explore the creation of the Statue of Liberty and what it represents to all Americans.

• The Shakers

  Ken Burns creates a moving portrait of this particularly American movement.

• Brooklyn Bridge

  Trace the bridge's transformation from a feat of heroic engineering to an honored symbol.

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