For some, Ken Burns’ films don’t just retell history. They are history. Beginning with his 1981 directorial debut, “Brooklyn ...

Documentaries and historical dramas offer those who witnessed major events firsthand the opportunity to see familiar times through new perspectives, enriched by archival materials that weren't ...

Stream 10 powerful Black history documentaries for Juneteenth, including "13th," "Summer of Soul," and "I Am Not Your Negro," ...

"The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill" by John Trumbull. An era-appropriate melody plays as photographs move slowly across the screen and a voice reads heartfelt letters written ...

An astronaut from Apollo 11 surrounded by shots from Life Itself and I Am Not Your Negro in a composite image - Warner Bros. The overall quality of documentaries, particularly documentary films, have ...

In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its timing feels urgent. Critic’s Notebook In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the ...

You don’t have to be a professional historian to realize this documentary's title refers to the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, i.e., the one that abolished slavery. However, Ava DuVernay ...

Within the 93 minutes of American Doctor, documentary director Poh Si Teng offers up evidence of the harrowing and never-ending onslaught of terror that the people of ...

Geoffrey C. Ward is an author, editor, historian and writer of scripts for American History Documentaries for Public Television. He is the author or co-author of 18 books. Five books are companion ...

The overall quality of documentaries, particularly documentary films, have improved significantly over the past several years. More than just possessing the benefit of hindsight, documentary ...