THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, explores how thirteen British colonies won independence and created a new government that reshaped the continent and inspired centuries of democratic movements around the globe.
This special preview event will feature selections from the epic six-part, 12-hour documentary and a behind-the-scenes conversation with Ken Burns and filmmakers, along with local historians.
The AMERICAN REVOLTUION premieres on Chicago PBS station WTTW in November 2025.
