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Preview: 2/27/2026 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Go behind the scenes with Ken Burns and the filmmaking team to learn about making the series.
Go behind the scenes with Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, David Schmidt and their team to learn about the production, which took nearly a decade to complete. The program includes clips from the series and visits stops on the film’s cross-country tour. It also provides an exclusive look at the composers, cinematographers, editors, researchers and more who came together to make the landmark series.
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Preview
Preview: 2/27/2026 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Go behind the scenes with Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, David Schmidt and their team to learn about the production, which took nearly a decade to complete. The program includes clips from the series and visits stops on the film’s cross-country tour. It also provides an exclusive look at the composers, cinematographers, editors, researchers and more who came together to make the landmark series.
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How to Watch The Making of The American Revolution
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- [Narrator] Join us for a behind the scenes look at "The American Revolution: A film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, & David Schmidt."
We'll go behind the scenes with the filmmakers, historians, writers, and musicians to understand how they crafted the landmark 12-hour series that explores our nation's war for independence as never before in "The Making of the American Revolution."
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