Happy birthday, America. Nearly 250 years ago, delegates representing the Thirteen Colonies gathered in Philadelphia to adopt the Declaration of Independence, severing America's ties to Great Britain.

Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt, the six-part series premieres on Sunday, Nov. 16. By Rudie Obias If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link ...

EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical distribution rights to American Agitators, a documentary exploring the life and legacy of community organizer Fred Ross Sr., who mentored ...

As America approaches its 250th birthday, this sweeping and deeply human documentary goes in search of an answer to the timeless question: What happened to the American Dream? LONDON, July 2, 2026 ...

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 ...

Storm chasing in America is all the rage, much of it resulting from the recent “Twisters” flick. Ireland has noticed, producing a new tornado documentary, “Something In The Air.” Growing up in Cork, ...

The new Ken Burns documentary "The American Revolution" premieres Nov. 16 on PBS (check local listings). Celebrities including Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and Ethan Hawke voice historical figures in the ...

The documentary aims to look at the Revolution from multiple perspectives, moving beyond common myths. A large cast of actors, including Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, and Morgan Freeman, will voice ...

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 ...

Director David Alvarado and playwright Luis Valdez tell IndieWire about turning Valdez's story as the godfather of Chicano theater into a documentary — and how Alvarado had to make late-breaking cuts ...