Faces of America : with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Resource Information

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Label

Faces of America : with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Title remainder

with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Statement of responsibility

PBS

Contributor

• Inkwell Films (Firm)
• Kunhardt McGee Productions
• PBS Distribution (Firm)
• PBS Home Video
• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
• Gates, Henry Louis, Jr
• Gladsjo, Leslie Asako
• Goodman, Barak
• Grant, William, (William R)
• Ives, Stephen
• Kunhardt, Peter W
• Maggio, John
• McGee, Dyllan
• Pollak, Amanda
• Williams, Sue, 1954 May 12-
• Ark Media (Firm)

Subject

• Immigrants -- United States
• Americans -- Genealogy
• Americans -- History
• Batali, Mario
• Colbert, Stephen, 1964-
• Erdrich, Louise
• Families -- History
• Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-
• Immigrants -- Case studies
• Immigrants -- Social conditions -- Case studies
• Alexander, Elizabeth, 1962-
• Immigrants -- United States -- Case studies
• Longoria, Eva, 1975-
• Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-
• Nichols, Mike
• Noor, Queen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan, 1951-
• Oz, Mehmet, 1960-
• Streep, Meryl
• trueUnited States -- Biography
• United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Case studies
• trueUnited States -- Emigration and immigration | History
• trueUnited States -- Genealogy
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• Yamaguchi, Kristi

Genre

• trueCase studies
• trueGenealogy
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• trueBiography

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

Faces of America introduces a wide range of cultural figures--representing a vast range of cultural and ethnic roots--to their ancestors and their stories, from the old country through the journey to America. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of authors, actors, musicians, athletes, educators, intellectuals and discovers stories and figures that had been forgotten or lost through the generations. Through original documents and photos, the program explores the dynamic and shifting relationship America had with new immigrants in the 20th century. Along the way, Gates offers up a rich pageant of immigrant stories and reminds viewers that, if you trace the lineage of almost any American family back far enough, you will find an immigrant story

Member of

• PBS

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Editor, Ed Barteski [1], Joanna Kiernan [2], Merril Stern [3], George O'Donnell [4] ; original score by Michael Bacon ; geneological researchers, Johni Cerny, Megan Smolenyak ; directors of photography, Sam Shinn, Stephen McCarthy ; graphic design and animation, Brian Oakes ; translation, Anja Mohn, Connor Kammerer

Date time place

Originally broadcast as a four episode documentary by PBS on February 10, 17, 27, and March 3, 2010

Language note

Closed captioned and described

LC call number

• CS47
• CS71

LC item number

• .F33 2010
• .A56 2010

PerformerNote

Host, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; guests, Stephen Colbert, Kristi Yamaguchi, Mike Nichols, Eva Longoria, Elizabeth Alexander, Mario Batali, Yo-Yo Ma, Dr. Mehmet Oz, H.M. Queen Noor, Louise Erdrich, Malcolm Gladwell, Meryl Streep; voice overs, Christopher Cook, Hugh Morgan

Runtime

240

Series statement

PBS

Technique

live action