March 16, 2011
The National Constitution Center To Offer An Advance Look At Ken Burns’ New Documentary Prohibition, Hosted By The Filmmaker Himself
Meet Ken Burns at the screening of his latest documentary, Prohibiton. (Photo courtesy NCC)
For 30 years now, filmmaker Ken Burns has been shaking the dust off the textbooks of American history and transforming the past into a vivid series of documentary films.
On Friday, March 25, the Emmy-award winning director will appear at the National Constitution Center to share an advanced screening of footage from his latest documentary film, Prohibition, which won’t be officially released until fall 2011.
Co-directed and produced by Lynn Novick, who has collaborated with Burns in the past, Prohibition is a three-part series stretching back to the time when gangsters were glorified beer distributors and a causing scandal was as easy as wearing a short skirt.
Hosted in conjunction with PBS, the screening is the opening event for the center’s forum on protest in American history, “Can We Talk? A Conversation about Civility and Democracy in America”. An in-person audience Q&A with Burns and Novick will follow the screening.
Reservations can be made by calling (215) 409-6700, or online.
Bonus: check out our roundup on Prohibition-inspired craft cocktails!
Prohibition screening with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
When: March 25, 6:30 p.m.
Where: National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street
Cost: Free
More info: www.constitutioncenter.org
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