Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns will share his famed storytelling skills with New Orleans guests at Tulane University on Friday, March 29, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Discussions will be held for attendees to learn more about the people and events that molded America’s history.

Tulane Professor of history Walter Isaacson will monitor a dialogue with Burns, which will include clips of Burns’ historical work. A question and answer session will take place afterwards, allowing people to dig deeper into Burns’ groundbreaking documentary-style series.“Ken Burns is perhaps the greatest storyteller of our time,” Isaacson said. “His documentaries about the history of our country and the individuals who paved the way are unparalleled. Ken’s work has reshaped the way we look at history,”.

With 16 Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards and two Oscar nominations, Burns has found a way to educate audiences while drawing attention to his pristine storytelling ability. The filmmaker was honored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 2008 with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards. Burns has directed and produced some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made, including The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, The Statue of Liberty, Huey Long, Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery and many more.

The panel is free and open to the public, and will take place in the Kendall Cram Room on the second floor of the Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life, which is located on Tulane’s uptown campus.

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