Destination America [videorecording] : [the people and cultures that created a nation] / a series by David Grubin ; produced by David Grubin Productions and Penguin Television.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
PBS Home Video ;
Copyright Date:
2005
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 220 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Widescreen format. Subtitle from disc label. Narrated by Blair Brown. Originally broadcast on television in 2005 as a four-part PBS mini-series.
Contents:
[Part 1] The golden door / written & produced by Stephen Stept ; associate producer, Rachel Buchanan ; cinematography, Keith Walker ; edited by Ed Barteski -- [Part II] The art of departure / written, directed, photographed & produced by David Grubin ; co-producer, Dana Liebert ; edited by Deborah Peretz -- [Part III] The earth is the Lord's / written, directed, photographed & produced by David Grubin ; co-producer, Danna Liebert ; edited by Bruce Shaw -- [Part IV] Breaking free: a woman's journey / written, produced & directed by Chana Gazit ; edited by David Steward ; co-producer, Alexandria Dionne ; directors of photography, Erich Roland & Joel Shapiro.
Summary:
Destination America looks at the driving forces that have compelled individuals to immigrate to America and, in particular, the immigration of women who have come to this country in search of opportunity and basic human rights denied them in their homelands.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.