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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
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@OliverSacks
Oliver Sacks Fdn.
2 years
🇵🇹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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@NEHgov
National Endowment for the Humanities
3 years
Then watch the #NEHgrant-funded documentary DRIVING WHILE BLACK, streaming online at @PBS: https://t.co/2P7FTgQ215 #DrivingWhileBlackPBS
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@NEHgov
National Endowment for the Humanities
3 years
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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@MSUMuseum
MSU Museum
4 years
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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@DWBdocumentary
"Driving While Black" Documentary
4 years
Interested in hosting a screening? Visit Ro*co Films Educational for more information! #DrivingWhileBlackPBS https://t.co/7Zf0Oax8Ks
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@PBS
PBS
4 years
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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@LiShinYu
Li-Shin
4 years
Tomorrow night! Very excited to share this with the public!!
@PBS
PBS
4 years
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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@OliverSacks
Oliver Sacks Fdn.
4 years
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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@LiShinYu
Li-Shin
4 years
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.
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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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@AmExperiencePBS
American Experience
4 years
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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@AmExperiencePBS
American Experience
4 years
"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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@JamesSandersNYC
James Sanders Studio
4 years
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@BrianLehrer
The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast
4 years
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
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wnyc.org
Test your knowledge of New York City's history with Ric Burns and James Sanders.
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@JamesSandersNYC
James Sanders Studio
4 years
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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@DWBdocumentary
"Driving While Black" Documentary
4 years
"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
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pbs.org
Discover how the advent of the car brought African Americans new freedom but also dangers.
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@builtbrooklyn
Thomas J. Campanella
4 years
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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@CornellAAP
Cornell AAP
4 years
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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