Acclaimed Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns to Visit UNCW
8/26/2005 9:37:02 AM
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Wilmington, N.C. – Ken Burns, described by the New York Times as the “most accomplished documentary filmmaker of his generation,” will give a lecture as part of the Buckner Lecture Series at 8 p.m. on Sept. 22 in Kenan Auditorium, University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Burns has been making documentary films for more than twenty years. Among his most notable films are Brooklyn Bridge (1981), the Academy Award nominated documentary that showcases the bridge as a vital symbol of American culture; Baseball (1994), the most watched series in PBS history and winner of numerous awards, including an Emmy and the Television Critics Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sports and Special Programming; Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997), which was released to critical acclaim and garnered the second-highest ratings in public television history; Jazz (2001), a multi-episode historical documentary series, celebrating America’s greatest original art form; Huey Long (1985), the story of the turbulent Southern dictator; and many others.
He is also the director, producer, co-writer, chief cinematographer, music director and executive producer of the landmark television series The Civil War (1990), which was the highest-rated series in the history of American public television and attracted an audience of forty million during its premier in September 1990. Among other recognitions, Burns has received two Emmys, two Grammys, Producer of the Year Award from the Producer’s Guild, People’s Choice Award and many more.
A sampling of reviews for Ken Burn’s works:
“Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery is superb…a vast landscape that, even on the television screen, underscores the sense of awe reported by Lewis and Clark in their journals.” The Los Angeles Times
“The Civil War is not just good television, nor even just great television. This is heroic television.” The Washington Post
“Baseball is rich in drama, irresistible as nostalgia, and an instructive window into our national psychology.” Time
For more information on Ken Burns, visit www.florentinefilms.com/ffpages/KB.html
The event, co-sponsored by the creative writing and the English department, is free and open to the public. Tickets are suggested for confirmed seating and are available at Kenan Auditorium, 910/962-3500. Ticket holders should plan to be seated by 7:45 p.m. Remaining seats after that will be opened to non-ticket holders. A book signing will follow the event. Books and DVDs can be purchased on-site.
For details about the event, contact the UNCW creative writing dept. at 910/962-7063.
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