An era-appropriate melody plays as photographs move slowly across the screen and a voice reads heartfelt letters written generations ago amid a violent conflict.

Most documentary filmmakers use the word "score" when referring to the music in their movies. Ken Burns doesn't ... it begins each "inning" — or episode — of Baseball.) Carly Simon offers ...

One was a filmmaker, the other a scholarly adviser (who sometimes appeared on camera), and the two became close friends, ...

Documentarian and New Hampshire resident Ken Burns is almost ready to release his new series, a six-part, 12 hour show on the ...

David McMahon has been making award-winning documentary ... teamed with Ken Burns and Sarah Burns to direct and produce Jackie Robinson, a two-part, four-hour biography of the baseball and civil ...

However, I have discovered a reassuring common point upon which to rebuild political trust: Ken Burns' magnificent PBS tribute to baseball in his 1994 documentary. The more I absorb this mythical ...

Lionel Moise: For more than 40 years, Ken Burns has produced documentaries about life in America. He's covered baseball, the Civil War, jazz and National Parks, and his latest documentary is an ...

Ken Burns and his team typically tackle expansive topics: The Civil War. National Parks. Baseball. Country music. But sometimes he does embrace singular historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson ...

PBS Distribution will launch Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon's documentary series on the life and works of Leonardo ...

One was a filmmaker, the other a scholarly adviser (who sometimes appeared on camera). The two became close friends, working together for more than 40 years.