Ken Burns on Leonardo da Vinci, AI, and the future of storytelling | Rapid Response

About Ken

• Directed the landmark PBS series The Civil War, highest-rated PBS program as of 2024.
• Honored with 17 Emmy Awards, 2 Grammys, and 2 Oscar nominations for documentary filmmaking.
• Inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2022.
• Received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 2008.
• Renowned for acclaimed documentaries: Baseball, Jazz, The War, The Vietnam War, and more.