Ric Burns
Directing
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.
Behind the camera
2021Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Director
2020Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
Director
2019Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs
Director
2017The Chinese Exclusion Act
Director & Writer
2016Aufbruch in die neue Welt
Director
2016The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
Director & Writer
2015The Pilgrims
Director
2015American Ballet Theatre: A History
Director
2012Death and the Civil War
Director
2010Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
Director & Writer
2006Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Director & Writer
2006Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Director & Writer
2002Ansel Adams
Director
2001The Concert for New York City
Director & Writer
1999New York: A Documentary Film
Director
1997New York Underground
Director
1995The Way West
Director & Writer
1992The Donner Party
Director & Writer
1991Coney Island
Director