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The Vietnam War: a
film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick premieres Sunday, September 17, on PBS at
8/7 C.
Produced with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the
18-hour documentary series explores one of the most consequential and divisive
eras in U.S. history.
 Lynn Novick interviewing Duong Van Mai Elliott. —Florentine Films
Through interviews with nearly 80 witnesses, the series testifies to the human impact of the war on all sides, American and Vietnamese, soldier and civilian alike. At NEH’s HUMANITIES magazine, Meredith Hindley interviews filmmakers Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein about the art of interviewing and their work in finding witnesses to the war.
 Two American soldiers in Pleiku, South Vietnam, home to an American airbase in May 1967. —Everett Collection / Alamy Stock Photo
And
Mark Atwood Lawrence looks at how new sources of
information have transformed scholarship and our understanding of the Vietnam
War.
At a preview screening of The Vietnam War in Washington, D.C.,
on September 12, Ken Burns and
Lynn Novick joined a panel that included John McCain, John Kerry, and Chuck Hagel, reflecting on the legacy of the war. Watch video from the event.
Events
With funding from the National Endowment for the
Humanities, public television stations around the country are hosting community
gatherings to foster dialog about the
Vietnam War and its lasting impact on American history and society. Here is a sampling of upcoming events:
The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War
State College, Pennsylvania, September 19
WPSU presents a 90-minute audio-visual exploration of the music of the Vietnam
War era.
The Vietnam War Screening
at ArtPrize on Screen
Fifth Third Ballpark, Comstock Park, Michigan, September 23
WGVU screening of The Vietnam War, followed by a panel discussion, in
conjunction with the LZ Michigan community celebration of veterans and their
families.
South Dakota Festival of Books Special Screening of The
Vietnam War
Deadwood, South Dakota, September 23
SDPB and South Dakota Humanities Council present a special screening of The Vietnam
War at the South Dakota Festival of Books, followed by a discussion led
by Ron Capps, founder and director of the Veterans Writing Project.
The Vietnam War: A Conversation with Director Lynn Novick
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 12
WHYY hosts a conversation about The Vietnam War with Lynn Novick, poet
and veteran W. D. Ehrhart, vice president of Vietnam Veterans of America Marsha
Four, and veteran Ronald Ferrizzi.
Tim O’Brien and Lynn Novick on the Power of Storytelling
Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, October 18
Tim O’Brien,Vietnam veteran and author of The Things They Carried, and
Lynn Novick, co-director of The Vietnam War, discuss the film and
the power of storytelling, hosted by Twin Cities Public Television.
The Vietnam War screening and panel discussion
Rialto Cinemas, Sebastopol, California, November 9
Public screening of segments of The Vietnam War, presented by KRCB,
followed by a panel discussion of the film.
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