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African American lives.

Title
African American lives. 2/ a film by Kunhardt Productions, Inkwell Films and Thirteen/WNET New York ; senior producer, Graham Judd ; writer, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Publication
[Arlington, VA] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008.

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Additional Authors
  • Judd, Graham.
  • Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.
  • Angelou, Maya.
  • Broyard, Bliss.
  • Cheadle, Don.
  • Freeman, Morgan.
  • Gomes, Pete.
  • Henderson, Kathleen.
  • Rice, Linda Johnson.
  • Joyner, Tom, 1949-
  • Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline, 1962-
  • Rock, Chris.
  • Turner, Tina.
  • Youngelson, Jack.
  • Gladsjo, Leslie Asako.
  • Sweet, Jesse.
  • Kunhardt Productions.
  • Inkwell Films.
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • PBS Home Video.
  • Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Description
1 videodisc (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Gates returns as host to guide more notable African Americans on a search for their ancestry. Genealogical investigations and DNA analysis help Maya Angelou, Bliss Broyard, Don Cheadle, Morgan Freeman, Peter Gomes, Kathleen Henderson, Linda Johnson Rice, Tom Joyner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chris Rock and Tina Turner discover where they come from and who they are.
Uniform Title
African American lives (Television program)
Alternative Title
African American lives two
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentary television programs.
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
  • Nonfiction television programs.
  • Television programs.
Note
  • Title from container.
Credits (note)
  • Original score, Michael Bacon.
Audience (note)
  • Not rated.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9,enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.
Language (note)
  • Closed-captioned.
Contents
Episode 1: The road home / produced and directed by Jack Youngelson ; editor, Sari Gilman -- Episode 2: A way out of no way / produced and directed by Leslie Asako Gladsjo ; editor, Merril Stern -- Episode 3: We come from people / produced and directed by Jesse Sweet ; editor, Ed Barteski, Jr. -- Episode 4: The past is another country / produced and directed by Graham Judd ; editor, Kate Hirson.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1059
ISBN
  • 1415738505
  • 9781415738504
LCCN
  • 841887052320
  • 00841887052320
OCLC
191078245
Title
African American lives. 2/ a film by Kunhardt Productions, Inkwell Films and Thirteen/WNET New York ; senior producer, Graham Judd ; writer, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Imprint
[Arlington, VA] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9,enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.
Performer
Host, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Credits
Original score, Michael Bacon.
Audience
Not rated.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Added Author
Judd, Graham.
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.
Angelou, Maya.
Broyard, Bliss.
Cheadle, Don.
Freeman, Morgan.
Gomes, Pete.
Henderson, Kathleen.
Rice, Linda Johnson.
Joyner, Tom, 1949-
Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline, 1962-
Rock, Chris.
Turner, Tina.
Youngelson, Jack.
Gladsjo, Leslie Asako.
Sweet, Jesse.
Kunhardt Productions.
Inkwell Films.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
PBS Home Video.
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Added Title
African American lives (Television program)
Other Standard Identifier
841887052320
00841887052320
Publisher No.
705232 PBS Home Video
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1059
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