Faces of America
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Originally produced as a television program in 2010.
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.
Host, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Elizabeth Alexander, Mario Batali, Stephen Colbert, Louise Erdrich, Malcolm Gladwell, Eva Longoria, Yo-Yo Ma, Mike Nichols, Queen Noor, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Meryl Streep, Kristi Yamaguchi.
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.
DVD, NTSC; widescreen presentation; stereo.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
In English with optional video description; closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
[United States] : PBS Home Video, 2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 1 videodisc (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781608832026
1608832023
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Gates, Henry Louis.
Kunhardt Productions.
Inkwell Films.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
PBS Home Video.
SUBJECTS
Immigrants -- United States.
Genealogy.
United States -- Genealogy.
United States -- Biography.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.