Dust Bowl PBS

[Lisa]

PBS is airing the new Ken Burns documentary, The Dust Bowl. Heartbreaking American history, with stunning, stark photos and cinematography from the 1930s. Amazing b&w photos, especially when one stops to think: this was film, not just taking pics and videos with your phone or DSLR. Imagine the time and equipment needed to get the shots, and then the darkroom processing etc. So grateful this historical record was maintained and archived to be shared with us 80 years later.
Here's a link to the PBS info, and it looks like it's available as DVD... http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/

[Allison Williams]

I saw the promo and it was gripping. You can also download it from itunes.

[Myrna O'Hara]

Watched it, I agree with everything you said.

[Tara]

I've watched it too. It is as you said, gripping and heartbreaking all at the same time. Thanks for sharing!

[Carol Estes]

I never miss a Ken Burns production!

[Janine]

@nanalisarocks I think he still shoots a majority of his contemporary video on film.

[Meredith Jones]

We were lucky enough to hear Dayton Duncan (the writer and producer of The Dust Bowl) speak back in October. He provided a sneak preview of film. I thought it was wonderful!

[Lisa]

@jtrudell yes, i meant specifically the use of archived materials, both still photos and film.

[richard saffold]

it was excellent.....i also thought of all that dust getting in the camera!

[Colleen]

Hubby and I watched last night. I kept saying, "look at those shots, they are amazing". "How did they get them?" Such a difficult part of our history, so wonderful they have personel narratives and photos to document.

[Tams]

All the while I was watching I was wondering about who was taking all of the amazing pictures...they couldn't have had time to spend ages setting them up!

[jenny tucker]

@nanalisarocks thank you for the tip....i rarely watch TV....so probably wouldn't have even known it was on. I read a little something about Dorthea Lange...and really think her Japanese American internment photos are profoundly inspiring.

[Lisa]

@sticksandstones Not a big TV watcher, either, read about this in the newspaper, which is also odd, because I never seem to do much of that, either! Agreed about Dorthea Lange!