Steeplechase Films
@RicBurnsFilms
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Steeplechase Films is the production company of Ric Burns, Emmy Award-winning director of The Donner Party, Coney Island, the New York series & many more docs.
New York, NY
Joined May 2010
🇵🇹Tomorrow at @CinemaSaoJorge in Lisbon, audiences will be immersed in the extraordinary life of Dr. Sacks. The award-winning documentary @OliverSacksDoc from filmmaker, Ric Burns, is being shown as part of Queer Lisboa - International Film Festival. 🎟 https://t.co/049zEUkvgR
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Then watch the #NEHgrant-funded documentary DRIVING WHILE BLACK, streaming online at @PBS: https://t.co/2P7FTgQ215
#DrivingWhileBlackPBS
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In 2020, filmmaker Gretchen Sorin sat down with @WBUR’s @hereandnowrobin to discuss the #NEHgrant-funded @DWBdocumentary she co-created with @RicBurnsFilms, which looks at the history of Black mobility in the U.S. Revisit the conversation, here: https://t.co/GPZpukJd6f
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Celebrate #PrideMonth! Our next film screening features "Oliver Sacks: His Own Life". In this film Sacks discusses his battles with drug addiction, self-hating homophobia, and a research establishment that failed to understand him. Register Here ➡️ https://t.co/s5NEQmfYWj
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Interested in hosting a screening? Visit Ro*co Films Educational for more information! #DrivingWhileBlackPBS
https://t.co/7Zf0Oax8Ks
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PLAGUE AT THE GOLDEN GATE Stream with Chinese subtitles premieres Tue May 24 at 9/8c on @AmericanExperiencePBS #PlagueInSanFranPBS @CAAM @caamman
https://t.co/gwxqXgnuHZ
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收看這段令人全神貫注的故事: 1900年,淋巴腺鼠疫驚現舊金山,為拯救全城甚至全國的人民,抗疫行動刻不容緩。
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Bubonic plague wiped out 1/3 of Europe's population in the Middle Ages. In 1900, it came to San Francisco. "Plague at the Golden Gate" premieres this Tuesday at 9/8c on @AmExperiencePBS. #PlagueInSanFranPBS
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Tomorrow night! Very excited to share this with the public!!
Bubonic plague wiped out 1/3 of Europe's population in the Middle Ages. In 1900, it came to San Francisco. "Plague at the Golden Gate" premieres this Tuesday at 9/8c on @AmExperiencePBS. #PlagueInSanFranPBS
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This photo of Oliver Sacks is a crowd pleaser, and the cover of his autobiography “On the Move.” He writes about his motorcycle rides to the Grand Canyon: (1/3)
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Excited to be part of CAAMfest40! Bay Area folks don't miss May 14: First Look: Plague at the Golden Gate. Join me, James Q Chan, producer and Cameo George, ED American Experience and guests for a deep dive conversation.
caamfest.com
This special presentation highlights excerpts from Li-Shin Yu’s documentary for PBS’ American Experience about the 1900 bubonic plague...
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Bubonic plague wiped out 1/3 of Europe's population in the Middle Ages. In 1900, it came to San Francisco. PLAGUE AT THE GOLDEN GATE premieres Tue May 24 at 9/8c on @AmExperiencePBS #PlagueInSanFranPBS → https://t.co/Z7h7pJzNXj
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"It obviously made things difficult for Kinyoun because in the face of pretty clear evidence, people denied that the plague existed at all." Watch PLAGUE AT THE GOLDEN GATE on Tue May 24 at 9/8c on @AmExperiencePBS #PlagueInSanFranPBS → https://t.co/2hn9FGQGtK
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My new doc Plague at the Golden Gate. PBS May 24. https://t.co/E4y1lybMtj via @AmExperiencePBS
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Follow the gripping story of the race against time to save San Francisco and the nation from an outbreak of bubonic plague in 1900.
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ICYMI: How well do you know your #NYC history? Play along as we quiz our listeners with @RicBurnsFilms and @JamesSandersNYC, who discussed their newly expanded book on the subject. https://t.co/sx95s3na1P
wnyc.org
Test your knowledge of New York City's history with Ric Burns and James Sanders.
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It's a special pleasure to share that @RicBurnsFilms & I will be doing a program for "New York: An Illustrated History" next Tuesday March 8th w/ @SkyMuseum's incredible founder + director #CarolWillis. Please join us! https://t.co/TlPf1ok5Bl
@AAKnopf #newyorkanillustratedhistory
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"Driving While Black: Race, Space & Mobility in America" is available to stream for FREE on @PBS! Check out the link below. #DrivingWhileBlackPBS #DrivingWhileBlack #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
https://t.co/kDQHo2VSZB
pbs.org
Discover how the advent of the car brought African Americans new freedom but also dangers.
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My recent conversation w/ filmmakers Ric Burns and James Sanders at National Arts Club: Tracing the Spectacular Growth of NYC https://t.co/Hsx27ocnPU
@vishaannyc @JamesSandersNYC @RicBurnsFilms @CornellAAP @kimmelman @ColumbiaGSAPP @paulgoldberger @ArchLeague @planetizen
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Professor Thomas Campanella, CRP, moderates a conversation between filmmakers Ric Burns and James Sanders, authors of New York: An Illustrated History for the National Arts Club. https://t.co/YYF94S3AQ5
@builtbrooklyn @Cornell_CRP @RicBurnsFilms @JamesSandersNYC
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Please join us virtually this Friday at 8pm! @NatnlArtsClub @RicBurnsFilms @builtbrooklyn #newyorkanillustratedhistory
https://t.co/0JUweaSiw1
eventbrite.com
An evening tracing the spectacular growth of New York City
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