The Dust Bowl is a 2012 American television documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns which aired on PBS on November 18 and 19, 2012. The two-part miniseries recounts the impact of the Dust Bowl on the United States during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
| The Dust Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | Dayton Duncan |
| Directed by | Ken Burns |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Peter Coyote |
| Theme music composer | Craig Mellish |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Dayton Duncan Ken Burns Julie Dunfey |
| Cinematography | Buddy Squires Stephen McCarthy |
| Editors | Craig Mellish Ryan Gifford |
| Running time | 240 minutes |
| Production companies | Florentine Films WETA-TV |
| Original release | |
| Release | November 18 – November 19, 2012 |
The series features the voices of Patricia Clarkson, Peter Coyote, and Carolyn McCormick.[1]
Episodes
edit- Episode One: The Great Plow-Up
- Episode Two: Reaping the Whirlwind
Bonus Episodes
edit- A Land of Haze
- Grab a Root and Growl
- Interviews
- The Dust Bowl Eyewitnesses
- The Dust Bowl Legacy
- Uncovering the Dust Bowl
Other uses
editInterviews from the documentary were used in the 2014 film Interstellar, that deals with massive dust storms in a near future.[2]
Critical reception
editThe Dust Bowl has received generally positive reviews from television critics and parents of young children. Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Timely...exceptional."[3] Historians on the other hand raised concerns about some of the evidence and research ignored by the film makers.[4]
See also
edit- Caroline Henderson
- Sanora Babb – works referenced in series
- American Experience (season 10) – Surviving the Dust Bowl aired on PBS in 1998
- The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936 documentary by Pare Lorentz)
References
edit- ^ Series's official website at PBS
- ^ "10 best Easter eggs in Interstellar". Fansided.
- ^ Lloyd, Robert (November 17, 2012). "Review: Ken Burns' 'The Dust Bowl' a timely, exceptional endeavor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Riney-Kehrberg, Pamela; Cunfer, Geoff; Hurt, R. Douglas; Courtwright, Julie (2014). "Historians' Reaction to the Documentary, The Dust Bowl". Agricultural History. 88 (2): 262–288. doi:10.3098/ah.2014.88.2.262. ISSN 0002-1482. JSTOR 10.3098/ah.2014.88.2.262. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
External links
edit- Series's official website at PBS
- The Dust Bowl at IMDb
- Video Preview at PBS
- PBS press release announcing The Dust Bowl (April 11, 2012)