Kens Burns Films Footage in Glacier Park for New Documentary on “America’s Best Idea”
American filmmaker Ken Burns, most famous for his documentary on the American Civil War, is currently on a working vacation in Glacier National Park. He is obtaining footage of the park for his upcoming documentary that will be titled The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.
Burns says he was fascinated by the idea of telling the story of how Yellowstone and other national parks were created: “in a culture so dedicated to the almighty dollar, so dedicated to a kind of extractive and acquisitive mentality. It’s phenomenal. So how did this happen? Who were these people?” The documentary will be broadcast on PBS in six parts of two hours each. It is scheduled to debut in the Fall of 2009.
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Nice! I’m a huge fan of just about anything Ken Burns Produces. Very much looking forward to this. Thanks!
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