Many people know that @KenBurns attended Hampshire College (if not, it tries to make sure you learn).
Those who know his work may also know that his first #film was his undergraduate thesis project, about Old Sturbridge Village, which provides a living history experience of American social and material life c. 1790-1840.
Good news: It is now available online
Backgrounder, including an interview by A. O. Scott:
Video:
https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/unum/playlist/unum-chat-a-o-scott#working-rural-new-england