About
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.
Filmography
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life2021 · Director
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America2020 · Director
Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs2019 · Director
The People of the Standing Stone: The Oneida Nation, The War for Independence, And The Making of America2017 · Director
The Chinese Exclusion Act2017 · Writer, Director
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth2016 · Writer, Director
Aufbruch in die neue Welt2016 · Director
The Pilgrims2015 · Director
American Ballet Theatre: A History2015 · Director
Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer2014 · Director, Writer
Death and the Civil War2012 · Director
Nantucket2011 · Director
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World2010 · Writer, Director
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film2006 · Director, Writer
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film2006 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
New York: The Center of the World2003 · Director, Writer
Ansel Adams2002 · Director
The Concert for New York City2001 · Director, Producer, Writer
New York: A Documentary Film2001 · Director, Writer, Producer
New York: The City and the World2001 · Director, Writer