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Ken Burns

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Civil War, TheCivil War, The (The American Civil War) (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ken Burns
An extraordinary documentary series on the American Civil War, widely recognised as one of the greatest ever made. Using archival photographs,…
Shakers, TheShakers, The (1989)
Dir. Ken Burns
Documentary about the religion often characterised by their ecstatic dancing, pacifism and belief in non–conventional medicine. Ken Burns…
BaseballBaseball (1994-2010) Recommended
Dir. Ken Burns
Ken Burns's celebrated documentary transcends its sporting appearance to deliver an elegant and engrossing social history through baseball over 150…
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson (1997)
Dir. Ken Burns
Feat. Sam Waterston, Blythe Danner, Ossie Davis
Burns "paints an enigmatic portrait of self–contradiction" in this comprehensive and reverential documentary of America's third President,…
Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright (1999) Recommended
Dir. Ken Burns
Epic biography of America's most esteemed architect (notably of the Guggenheim Museum and the 'Prairie'–style ranch–house), whose…
JazzJazz (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ken Burns
Sprawling and absorbing documentary series from the maker of THE CIVIL WAR, charting the rising star of jazz during the 20th century, with an…
Mark TwainMark Twain (2002)
Dir. Ken Burns
A popular humorist, philosopher and social satirist, Mark Twain was the well–known nom–de–plume of writer Samuel Clemens, the…
Unforgivable BlacknessUnforgivable Blackness (2004) Recommended
Dir. Ken Burns
Engrossing and provocative look at the greatest black American boxer of the early 20th century, Jack Johnson, renowned equally for his physical…
War, The (TV Series)War, The (TV Series) (2007)
Dir. Ken Burns
Seven–part documentary series, directed by respected filmmaker Ken Burns, addressing the horrors of WW2 from the perspective of American…
National Parks, The - America's Best IdeaNational Parks, The - America's Best Idea (2008)
Dir. Ken Burns
Ken Burns offers another weighty tome on American history, this time surveying the country’s 58 majestic, awe–inspiring national parks.…
ProhibitionProhibition (2011)
Dir. Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Ken Burns focuses on a notorious chapter in American 20th century history – the Prohibition era – in this typically illuminating PBS…
Dust Bowl, TheDust Bowl, The (2012)
Dir. Ken Burns
The Great Depression and the subsequent decade–long drought experienced by farmers during the 30s forms the basis of this latest historical…
Central Park Five, TheCentral Park Five, The (2012)
Dir. Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon
The latest in a long line of films documenting extraordinary injustice, Ken Burns directs this devastating and exhaustive account of the 1989 case of…
Ken Burns' Country MusicKen Burns' Country Music (2020) Recommended
Dir. Ken Burns
Formidable 8–part, 16 hour PBS series by the legendary documentarian Ken Burns, exploring the history of country music and it's cultural impact…
HemingwayHemingway (2021) Recommended
Dir. Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Expansive 3–part documentary on the life of American writer Ernest Hemingway, exploring both his life and his extraordinary writing, which had…

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