Ken Burns: On Story

Directed by Sarah Klein, Tom Mason · 2012

Legendary documentarian Ken Burns reflects on what makes a great story, and on the deeply personal reasons behind his lifelong mission to wake the dead.

Five minutes with a master storyteller that will change how you think about stories, history and why we tell them.

What makes a great story? For legendary filmmaker Ken Burns, the answer is both complicated and personal. In this short documentary about the craft of storytelling, he explains his lifelong mission to wake the dead. Orig

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