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Boston Speakers Series–Ken Burns

Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker

Jan 20 - Jan 21
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Boston Speakers Series–Ken Burns

An award-winning documentary filmmaker, Burns’s innovative technique turns archival materials into powerful narratives that breathe life into history. His films, including The Civil War, Baseball, and The Vietnam War, offer unique insights into our nation's complex past. His upcoming film explores the American Revolution. 

An award-winning documentary filmmaker, Burns’s innovative technique turns archival materials into powerful narratives that breathe life into history. His films, including The Civil War, Baseball, and The Vietnam War, offer unique insights into our nation's complex past. His upcoming film explores the American Revolution. 

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