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Ken Burns Says Election Rigging Fears Unearthed in ‘American Revolution’ Doc Sounded So Trump-Esque He Had to Cut Them

Burns said he removed a scene after fearing it would echo false election-rigging claims tied to Donald Trump.

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At Edinburgh Film Festival, the acclaimed documentarian spoke about the cyclical nature of world events and why he's waiting "for the dust to settle" before putting together his Barack Obama documentary.

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Ken Burns on ‘Waking the Dead,’ Cutting Trump-Era Echoes and Why His Obama Film Can Wait

Ken Burns offered that succinct description of his filmmaking at the Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival on Friday.

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Ken Burns Says Election Rigging Fears Unearthed in ‘American Revolution’ Doc Sounded So Trump-Esque He Had to Cut Them

At Edinburgh Film Festival, the acclaimed documentarian spoke about the cyclical nature of world events and why he's waiting "for the dust to settle" before putting together his Barack Obama documentary.

·Los Angeles, United States
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