Ken Burns's latest on The Greatest
September 16, 2021
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Ken Burns's latest on The Greatest
Summary
Vox's Jamil Smith talks with acclaimed documentary filmmakers Ken and Sarah Burns. The father-daughter team discuss their latest documentary about The Greatest, Muhammad Ali, trying to say something new about a famous and already well-documented figure, how to tell the best story from 500 hours of raw footage, and what it's like when filmmaking centered around American history is the family business.
Host: Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Guests: Ken Burns (@KenBurns) & Sarah Burns (@sarah_l_burns), documentary filmmakers
References:
Muhammad Ali, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (premieres Sept. 19)
King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero by David Remnick (Vintage; 1999)
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