Ric Burns
- Place of birth
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- 2024Dante: Inferno to ParadiseSeries · Director, Creator
- 2021Oliver Sacks: His Own LifeFilm · Director
- 2020Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in AmericaFilm · Director
- 2019Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and DogsFilm · Director
- 2017The People of the Standing Stone: The Oneida Nation, The War for Independence, And The Making of AmericaThe People of the Standing Stone: The Oneida Nation, The War for Independence, And The Making of AmericaFilm · Director
- 2017The Chinese Exclusion ActFilm · Writer, Director
- 2016The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The MythFilm · Writer, Director
- 2016Aufbruch in die neue WeltFilm · Director
- 2015The PilgrimsFilm · Director
- 2015American Ballet Theatre: A HistoryFilm · Director
- 2014Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National EnquirerEnquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National EnquirerFilm · Director, Writer
- 2012Death and the Civil WarFilm · Director
- 2011NantucketNantucketFilm · Director
- 2010Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The WorldFilm · Writer, Director
- 2009We Shall RemainSeries · Writer, Director
- 2006Andy Warhol: A Documentary FilmFilm · Director, Writer
- 2006Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary FilmFilm · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- 2003New York: The Center of the WorldNew York: The Center of the WorldFilm · Director, Writer
- 2002Ansel AdamsFilm · Director
- 2001The Concert for New York CityFilm · Director, Producer, Writer
- 2001New York: A Documentary FilmNew York: A Documentary FilmFilm · Director, Writer, Producer
- 2001New York: The City and the WorldNew York: The City and the WorldFilm · Director, Writer
- 2001New York: The City of TomorrowNew York: The City of TomorrowFilm · Director
- 1999New York: A Documentary FilmFilm · Director
- 1999New York: Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898)New York: Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898)Film · Director
- 1999New York: Order and Disorder (1825–1865)New York: Order and Disorder (1825–1865)Film · Director
- 1999New York: The Country And The City (1609-1825)New York: The Country And The City (1609-1825)Film · Director
- 1999New YorkSeries · Writer, Director, Creator
- 1997New York UndergroundFilm · Director
- 1995The Way WestSeries · Director, Producer, Writer
- 1992The Donner PartyFilm · Director, Producer, Writer
- 1991Coney IslandFilm · Director, Producer
- 1990The Civil WarSeries · Producer★ 7.9
- 1988American ExperienceSeries · Producer, Director, Writer★ 6.5
