"There is nothing more beautiful, moving and hopeful," documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said Friday as he welcomed America's 74 newest citizens at Monticello.

For many Americans, the Revolutionary War was the country’s star-spangled origin story, a righteous battle between home-grown patriots and invading British forces, which ended in the triumphant ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the ...

Burns spoke with LAist about how he hopes The American Revolution will unite the country. Why it matters: The documentary arrives as the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Revolution’s start.

Cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will affect public television and radio stations across the country, particularly rural stations that rely heavily on the federal funding for their ...

While Burns has danced around the Revolution in various projects over the years, for the 250th anniversary of the conflict he and his collaborators decided to take on the entire story in a six ...

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Ken Burns is releasing a deep look into the fight for American independence.

Renowned documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has spoken out about President Donald Trump‘s plans to cut federal funding for PBS, calling the proposal “shortsighted.” Burns, whose upcoming six ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns said it's "shortsighted" to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as public media has become a target of the White House.

As the U.S. celebrates 249 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, CBS Evening News co-anchor John Dickerson spoke with documentarian Ken Burns about his new film on the ...