| Description |
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital stereo., Region 1 encoding. |
| Cast |
Interviews with Maya Lin, Vincent Scully, Jan Scruggs, Robert Doubek, Grady Clay, Tom Carhart, J. Carter Brown. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, Don Lenzer, Eddie Marritz ; editor, William T. Cartwright, Jr. ; music, Charles Bernstein. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994. |
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Special features: filmmaker biography. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Reveals the origins of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and tells the story of its 21 year old creator, a Yale architecture student. Lin's plan was selected from over 1,000 different designs. And what began as one of the country's most bitterly disputed monuments became one of the world's most inspirational and frequently visited memorials. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 1995: Oscar - Best Documentary, Features (Freida Lee Mock, Terry Sanders). |
| Subject |
Lin, Maya Ying.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.) -- Videodiscs.
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Women architects -- United States -- Biography -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1995.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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Biographical films.
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| Added Author |
Mock, Freida Lee.
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Sanders, Terry.
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Lin, Maya Ying.
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Scully, Vincent, Jr., 1920-
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Scruggs, Jan C.
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Doubek, Robert.
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Clay, Grady.
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Carhart, Tom.
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Brown, J. Carter.
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Lenzer, Don.
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Marritz, Edward.
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Cartwright, William T., Jr.
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Bernstein, Charles.
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Ocean Releasing (Firm)
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Sanders & Mock Productions.
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American Film Foundation.
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Docurama (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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| ISBN |
0767055659 |
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9780767055659 |
| Standard No. |
767685954737 |
| Music No. |
NVG-9547 New Video Group |
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