"The Central Park Five" is a harrowing piece of investigative work by Sarah Burns, her father, Ken Burns, and David McMahon.

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Ellis rejected arguments by the city that Florentine Films and filmmakers Ken Burns, David McMahon and Sarah Burns were not independent journalists entitled to reporter's privilege.

WSJ: Judge blocks NYC from Ken Burns film footage

In 2012, after Mr. Burns, his daughter, Sarah Burns, and her husband David McMahon released "The Central Park Five, " city lawyers served the documentarians with one subpoena in September and another amended one in October stating, among other claims, that the unseen interviews the filmmakers conducted are relevant to pending claims of damages the men have asserted against the city.

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