WE SUPPORT THESE FILMS IN PRODUCTION
The documentary films in production explore topics ranging from the history of country music to the life of Muhammad Ali. These films tell the story of people who have found ways to overcome adversity and who have made an impact on our nation.
Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film
“College Behind Bars is a timely and important film that speaks to one of the most pressing probelms facing our country – mass incarceration. Through nuanced and intimate storytelling we witness the impact that educational opportunities can have on incarcerated students, and we see firsthand the possiblities for learning and growth behind bars.”
“Country music, like opera, is true poetry with a brilliant tempo! No song is more beautiful than ‘Stand by Your Man’ sung by Tammy Wynette.”
RECENT FILMS
PROPOSED FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
KEN BURNS’S FILM LIBRARY
- COUNTRY MUSIC
- COLLEGE BEHIND BARS
- MAYO CLINIC: FAITH – HOPE – SCIENCE
- THE VIETNAM WAR
- DEFYING THE NAZIS
- JACKIE ROBINSON
- CANCER: THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES
- THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY
- THE ADDRESS
- THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE
- THE DUST BOWL
- PROHIBITION
- BASEBALL: THE TENTH INNING
- THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA
- THE WAR
- UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON
- HORATIO’S DRIVE: AMERICA’S FIRST ROAD TRIP
- MARK TWAIN
- JAZZ
- IN THE MARKETPLACE
- NOT FOR OURSELVES ALONE: THE STORY OF ELIZABETH CADY STANTON AND SUSAN B. ANTHONY
- FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
- LEWIS & CLARK: THE JOURNEY OF THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY
- THOMAS JEFFERSON
- THE WEST
- VEZELAY
- BASEBALL
- WILLIAM SEGAL
- EMPIRE OF THE AIR: THE MEN WHO MADE RADIO
- THE CIVIL WAR
- THE CONGRESS
- THOMAS HART BENTON
- HUEY LONG
- THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
- THE SHAKERS: HANDS TO WORK, HEARTS TO GOD
- BROOKLYN BRIDGE
