RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns says he “won’t work on a more important film” than his newest documentary, “The American Revolution.” In a nearly sold-out Altria Theater, Burns joined co-directors and historians to present a 40-minute preview of the 12-hour documentary on Sunday, March 23.
“You have a sense with the story of the American Revolution that we’re getting at the heart of who we are and at a particularly fractured time. It’s really important to tell the story of how these incredibly fractured colonies coalesced into the United States of America,” Burns said. “It’s a sense that even though things may be tough, by telling stories we have a way to be united and this is the best story I know in American history. I mean, this is the origin story. This is like being in the Garden of Eden.”
8News sat down with Burns after the event to better understand his thought processes in creating the film…