Ken Burns' Benjamin Franklin: "He does not possess wealth"

Premiering April 4th, 2022 at 8pm EST, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN is a two-part, four-hour film that follows Franklin's colorful and extremely consequential life, peering into the man behind the bifocals—getting to know him and his era. The film uses Franklin’s own words as much as possible, and as he once said, “If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten... either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing." Benjamin Franklin did both. Directed and executive produced by Ken Burns, written by Dayton Duncan, and produced by David Schmidt and Ken Burns, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN will be available on your East Tennessee PBS & streaming on Passport.

Corporate funding for BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by David M. Rubenstein. Major funding was also provided by The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine; the University of Pennsylvania; Gilchrist and Amy Berg; Perry and Donna Golkin; Kissick Family Foundation; Deborah and Jon Dawson; Diane and Hal Brierley; McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Cappy and Janie McGarr; Lavender Butterfly Fund; and Susan and Charles Shanor Charitable Trust.

Local Support provided by: Bone Fire Smokehouse & Musictorium in Abingdon, Appalachian RC&D, Law Office of Douglas J. Carter & ESTU’s George L. Carter Railroad Museum and by viewers like you. THANK YOU!

Видео Ken Burns' Benjamin Franklin: "He does not possess wealth" канала East Tennessee PBS