Ep. 68: How to Build a Career in Documentary Filmmaking

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">TIFF Long Take</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Rob sits down with documentary filmmaker Sarah Burns, best known for her acclaimed film</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Central Park Five,</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">which she co-directed with her father, legendary documentarian Ken Burns, and her husband, David McMahon. Her second film, a documentary about Jackie Robinson, was released on PBS in 2016.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Burns talks about what she learned growing up in a house full of filmmakers, why she initially resisted her parent’s career path, and how her connection to the</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park_jogger_case"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Central Park jogger case</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">came long before she began filmmaking.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She also talks about the benefits and challenges of collaborating with your family, what the story of the Central Park Five represents in “Trump’s America,” and what her hopes are for Ava DuVernay’s upcoming dramatization of the story.</span></p>