Title:
Faces of America / with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; Kundhardt McGee Productions, Inkwell Films and Thirteen.
ISBN:
9781608832026
Publication Information:
[United States] : PBS Home Video, 2010.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Release date: Apr. 13, 2010.
Originally produced as a television program in 2010.
DVD, NTSC; widescreen presentation.
Contents:
episode 1. Our American stories / produced and directed by John Maggio ; episode 2. Making America / produced and directed by Leslie Asako Gladjo ; episode 3. Becoming American / produced and directed by Sue Williams ; episode 4. Know thyself / produced and directed by Stephen Ives and Amanda Pollak.
Summary:
Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. turns again to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 11 renowned celebrities including Meryl Streep and Queen Noor. Looking to the wider immigrant experience, Professor Gates follows the threads of his guests' lives back to their origins. Along the way, the many stories he uncovers illuminate the American experience.
Added Author:
Added Title:
Our American stories.
Making America.
Becoming American.
Know thyself.
Language Note:
In English with optional video description (DVS); closed-captioned.
Performer:
Host, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Elizabeth Alexander, Mario Batali, Stephen Colbert, Louise Erdrich, Malcolm Gladwell, Eva Longora, Yo-Yo Ma, Mike Nichols, Queen Norr, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Meryl Streep, Kristi Yamaguchi.
OCLC Number:
ocn516446427
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
