Ken Burns at Harvard, Jill Lepore in Concord
By Brian Boyles On March 25, I swam in the deep end of the Semiquincentennial. Two events that day provided opportunities to hear from several of the country’s preeminent historians about the 250th and its relevance in our time. I came away from my morning at Harvard and my evening in Concord with a generous […]
Democracy Abroad: A look at America’s 250th through the eyes of four documentary filmmakers
By Larry Hott I’m a long-time documentary filmmaker and I’m also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, also known as the Oscars. I’ve been reviewing films for the Academy Awards for more than 30 years and this year I noticed that several documentaries are about threats to democracy in countries […]
