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Henry David Thoreau on PBS: The Brothers Who Made It

Podcast: Documentary First: Conversations on Documentary Filmmaking · Christian Taylor | Documentary First

Opublikowano: 2026-03-26

He's edited nearly every Ken Burns film ever made. But he couldn't edit himself. What does it take to build a filmmaking career inside Ken Burns's world, and what happens when the hardest part isn't the craft, but learning who you are? Erik and Christopher Ewers are brothers who co-direct for PBS under the Ken Burns banner. Erik has been Burns's senior editor for 33+ years. Chris is a DP who's shot for Apple, Coca-Cola, and Tiffany & Co. Their latest project: Henry David Thoreau, a three-part PBS documentary series executive...