Sit down for coffee with one of the “most influential documentary makers” of all time, Ken Burns!  This is a rare opportunity to discuss movie-making, storytelling, and journalistic tips with this acclaimed cinematographer.

Ken Burns has been making documentary films for more than 30 years. Since the Academy Award-nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, he has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made. The late historian Stephen Ambrose said of Ken’s films, “More Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other source.” A December 2002 poll conducted by RealScreen Magazine listed The Civil War as second only to Robert Flaherty’s Nanook of the North as the “most influential documentary of all time” and named Ken Burns and Robert Flaherty as the “most influential documentary makers” of all time.

Ken Burns has been nominated for two Academy Awards and has won seven Emmy Awards.