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Ric Burns

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Ric Burns is an American documentary filmmaker and writer. He has written, directed and produced historical documentaries since the 1990s, beginning with his collaboration on the celebrated PBS series The Civil War, which he produced with his older brother Ken Burns and wrote with Geoffrey Ward.

Filmography23

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

2021
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

2020
Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs

Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs

2019
The People of the Standing Stone: The Oneida Nation, The War for Independence, And The Making of America

The People of the Standing Stone: The Oneida Nation, The War for Independence, And The Making of America

2017
The Chinese Exclusion Act

The Chinese Exclusion Act

2017
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth

The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth

2016
The Pilgrims

The Pilgrims

2015
American Ballet Theatre: A History

American Ballet Theatre: A History

2015
Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer

Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer

2014
Death and the Civil War

Death and the Civil War

2012
Nantucket

Nantucket

2011
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

2010
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

2006
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

2006
Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams

2002
New York: A Documentary Film

New York: A Documentary Film

2001
The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City

2001
New York: The City and the World

New York: The City and the World

2001
New York: The City of Tomorrow

New York: The City of Tomorrow

2001
New York: The Country And The City (1609-1825)

New York: The Country And The City (1609-1825)

1999
New York Underground

New York Underground

1997
The Donner Party

The Donner Party

1992
Coney Island

Coney Island

1991

Television1

New York: A Documentary Film

New York: A Documentary Film

1999