Annual Award, Supported by The Better Angels Society and The Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation, Recognizes Exemplary Accomplishment in Historical Documentaries $1.45 Million Awarded Through Prize Since 2019 Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed, Sam Pollard, Dawn Porter, Sally Rosenthal and Dr. Claudio Saunt Serve on This Year’s Jury Washington, DC – February 15, 2023 – The Better
JANUARY 31, 2023: Today, The Better Angels Society announced the recipients of this year’s Better Angels Lavine Fellowship, a component of The Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, which provides funding to works in progress telling America’s diverse stories. The films were selected from the pool of applicants to the 2022 Prize
In partnership with The Philadelphia Film Society, The Better Angels Society was delighted to host the 2022 Student History Documentary Film Festival virtually and in person for nearly 900 Philadelphia middle and high students on November 30, 2022. The film festival featured all six of the 2022 Next Generation Angels Award-winning films in their
Washington, DC – October 19, 2022 – The Better Angels Society, the Library of Congress, and the Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation announced two winners for the fourth annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film: BELLA!, directed by Jeff L. Lieberman, and PHILLY ON FIRE, directed by Ross Hockrow and Tommy Walker. The
Washington, DC – September 19, 2022 – Today, The Better Angels Society announced a new partnership with the Philadelphia Film Society for the 2022 Student History Film Festival. In coordination with the Library of Congress and National History Day®, the organizations will build year-round educational materials for teachers and host the youth Film Festival
"It's more important than ever that we all understand and believe what really happened in our history. In that regard, Ken Burns is a national treasure." - Hal Brierley Diane and Hal Brierley’s relentless commitment to supporting historical documentary film has helped to make both Ken Burns and The Better Angels Society’s impact
Washington, DC – July 26, 2022 – The Better Angels Society, the Library of Congress, and the Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation today announced the six finalists for the fourth annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. The award, which was established in 2019, recognizes one late-stage documentary that uses original research and
A Discussion Featuring Rita Coburn, Denyce Graves, and George Shirley Produced in partnership with American Masters / The WNET Group and Carnegie Hall, made possible by the immeasurably generous gifts of two Better Angels: Robert F. Smith, Chairman of the Board of Carnegie Hall, and Mercedes Bass, Vice Chair of the Board of Carnegie Hall. This event, which
Through the Better Angels Stories Initiative and the generosity of Better Angels Phil Kent and John & Jessica Fullerton, we have the honor of supporting the upcoming American Experience film Plague at the Golden Gate, which airs Tuesday, May 24, at 9:00pm ET on PBS. Watch the trailer here! More than 100 years before
