The Guardian recently published an article on the upcoming release of Hemingway. In the article, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (co-directors of Hemingway) break down the complexity of their main subject, while meditating on a variety of negative perceptions about the award-winning author. Of Hemingway, Burns said, "as we often find with great artists,
We are excited to share some wonderful news: Congress has reversed the ban on Pell Grants for people in prison! As a result, hundreds of thousands of incarcerated men and women will have access to higher education in the coming years. We want to thank our donors who supported College Behind Bars and brought the transformative
The Better Angels Society and the Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation today announced The Better Angels/Lavine Fellowship, a new mentorship program for history documentary filmmakers whose work explores inclusive stories drawn from America’s past. The Fellowship is a new element of the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, an annual award recognizing documentary
Michelle Smith (center) with Ken Burns and Michael Glosserman Beloved Board Member and dear friend Michelle Smith passed away Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 surrounded by her family. Michelle’s enthusiasm and support for the work of The Better Angels Society and the films of Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and the entire Florentine
We are proud to announce that College Behind Bars is a finalist for the Education Writers Association's 2019 National Awards for Education Reporting. Comments from the Judges include: “The commitment and effort the filmmakers took to tell the stories of inmates trying to better their lives by obtaining a college degree – and what their
PBS is releasing the award-winning documentaries of Ken Burns free to students in lockdown. Joining TODAY from his home, Burns says the coronavirus pandemic will be a “hugely important moment” in future American history, comparable to the Great Depression and World War II. He says the crisis offers us “an opportunity to reset, to get
By Lauren Daley Posted Dec 2, 2019 at 6:23 PM Updated Dec 2, 2019 at 6:23 PM “Particularly now, when we seemed to have lost our way, and forgot the common story we do share, (films are) a tiny little way we can re-remind of us of why we Americans agree to cohere,” Burns said. Columns share an author’s personal perspective and are often
Mark your calendars! On Nov. 25 & 26 at 9/8c, tune-in or stream #CollegeBehindBarsPBS on @PBS. It’s an incredible look at the amazing human potential inside our prisons and the power of education to transform lives. You can stream here: http://pbs.org/collegebehindbars HOW TO WATCH: The film will be streaming for free on pbs.org for 60 days post broadcast. Station supporters with pbs passport can stream
NYFF Review: ‘College Behind Bars’ An extraordinary portrait of students in the prison system By Jason Gorber • Published October 10th, 2019 College Behind Bars (USA, 222 min.) Dir. Lynn Novick The first hour of Lynn Novick’s four-part documentary series College Behind Bars plays out pretty much how one would expect this story to be told. [The four-part work
NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Burns is inaugurating an annual prize for makers of historical films with a $200,000 grant to the people behind an upcoming movie about the late Georgia writer Flannery O'Connor. The movie "Flannery" shows the influence behind the novelist and short story writer's work, as she lived in a rural Southern
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