Bibliograph

Faces of America, with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; Kunhardt McGee Productions, Inkwell Films and Thirteen

Type

Label

Faces of America, with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; Kunhardt McGee Productions, Inkwell Films and Thirteen

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Faces of America

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

516446427

Responsibility statement

with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; Kunhardt McGee Productions, Inkwell Films and Thirteen

Runtime

240

Summary

Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. turns again to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 12 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

Table Of 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

Technique

live action

Classification