Along with her partner Ken Burns, director and producer Lynn Novick has set the standard for documentary film. Her films with Burns, including The Vietnam War, Baseball, Jazz, and The War, have garnered 19 Emmy nominations. Their latest collaboration, Hemingway, takes a hard look at one of America’s most storied and enigmatic writers.
Along with her partner Ken Burns, director and producer Lynn Novick has set the standard for documentary film. She has created more than 80 hours of PBS programming with Burns, including The Vietnam War, Baseball, Jazz, and The War, which together have garnered 19 Emmy nominations.
Their latest collaboration, Hemingway, takes a hard look at one of America’s most storied and enigmatic writers. Novick joins us to talk about the new film, what she learned about the complex author, and how she got into filmmaking.