Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal
2010, English. Directed by Ken Burns.
Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns directs this engrossing documentary trilogy about the life and work of writer, philosopher, painter and publisher William Segal, a lifelong student of Eastern thought and Western spiritual traditions. The first film in the series shadows Segal in his home art studio; the second follows him to the Vézelay basilica in France; the third accompanies him on the streets of Paris as he prepares for a gallery exhibition.
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Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal is streaming on PBS Documentaries, PBS Living, and WETA+ in India.
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- 3 August 2010
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Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal is streaming on PBS Documentaries, PBS Living, and WETA+ in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal, try Come See Me in the Good Light, Directed by John Ford, 21 Up.
Who directed Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal?
Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal (2010) was directed by Ken Burns and stars William Segal.