American Epic

American Epic (2017)

The First Time America Heard Itself

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Creator: Bernard MacMahon
  • First Air Date: 2017-05-16
  • Last Air Date: 2017-05-30
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 3
  • Status: Ended
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Networks: PBS
  • Director: Bernard MacMahon
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Summary

Travel the country in search of unknown 1920s artists, when the music of ordinary Americans was recorded for the first time, transforming music forever, in a three-part film narrated by Robert Redford, featuring Jack White, Nas, Taj Mahal and others.

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American Epic Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 2017-05-16
3 Episodes

American Epic Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1The Big Bang60 min
Season 1Episode 2Blood and Soil60 min
Season 1Episode 3Out of the Many, the One60 min
  • Robert Redford

    as Narrator
Production T Bone Burnett Executive Producer
Production Jack White Executive Producer
Sound Nicholas Bergh Sound Engineer
Production Robert Redford Executive Producer
Production Carin Bortz Associate Producer
Production Bill Holderman Producer
Production Duke Erikson Producer
Production Allison McGourty Producer
Writing Bernard MacMahon Writer
Writing Allison McGourty Writer
Production Bernard MacMahon Producer
Writing Duke Erikson Writer
Editing Dan Gitlin Editor
Directing Bernard MacMahon Director
Production Jack McLean Co-Producer
Camera Richard Henkels Director of Photography
Camera Vern Moen Director of Photography