Ken Burns stands at a podium, one hand holding a microphone, the other gesturing as he presents.

Ken Burns Makes the Case for the Greatness of 1776

Ken Burns talks about his new documentary, The American Revolution; the ongoing project of 1776; and why the war was more than a revolt of wealthy slaveholders.
Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau Challenged America to Live Up To Its Own Ideals

A new PBS documentary reveals the Thoreau often softened in high school textbooks.
Seymour Hersh

"Cover-Up" Follows Seymour Hersh’s Life Uncovering Secrets

The documentary depicts the kind of maverick journalism we desperately need in our authoritarian times.
Filmmaker Oliver Stone speaks to journalists following a hearing with the House Oversight Committee at the US Capitol on April 1, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Oliver Stone Goes to Washington

Legendary filmmaker Oliver Stone says we’re closer than ever to finally piecing together the mystery of November 22, 1963.
African American man looking at a dilapidated house

A New Doc, "Silver Dollar Road," Chronicles the Dispossession of Black Americans

"It's the story of a family who had been denied justice about a piece of land they owned for at least 160 years."