This chapter discusses the process of securing funding for documentary films, including making deals with various sources of funding and the benefits of working with PBS. The speaker also addresses their encounter with David Coke and Clarence Thomas, and the anticipation of blowback for their series on Vietnam.
The CEO of Endeavor, Ari Emanuel, attacked rival Bryan Lourd, head of the talent agency CAA, at Bloomberg’s Screentime conference. What’s behind the feud?
Documentarian Ken Burns talks about his latest project, The American Buffalo, his career, financing projects, and controversies, including a recently surfaced photo of him posing along Clarence Thomas and David Koch.