Finding your roots (Television program). Season 6.
Title:
Finding your roots. Season 6 / with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Media, Kunhardt Films and WETA Washington, D.C., in association with Ark Media ; executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Dyllan McGee, Peter Kunhardt ; directors, Sabin Streeter, Krista Whetstone ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; senior producer, Sabin Streeter ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; director, Sabin Streeter ; producers, Josh Gleason, Prisca Pointdujour, Jennifer Sorin, Natalia Warchol, Elizabeth Woller Wilson.
Edition:
Widescreen.
Publisher:
PBS Distribution,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
3 videodiscs (approximately 10 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2019-2021. Program content: �2020. Wide screen (16x9). Host, Henry Louis Gates Jr. ; guests, Angelica Huston, Mia Farrow, Isabella Rosellini, Melissa McCarthy, Eric Stonestreet, Sterling K. Brown, Sasheer Zamata, Jon Batiste, Queen Latifah, Jeffrey Wright, Jeff Goldblum, Terry Gross, Marc Maron, Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado, Amy Ryan, Francis Collins, Shirley Ann Jackson, Harold E. Varmus, Ava DuVernay, S. Epatha Merkerson, Questlove, Jimmy Kimmel, Marisa Tomei, John Turturro, Laura Linney, Lisa Ling, Soledad O'Brien, Diane van F�urstenberg, Narisco Rogriguez, RuPaul Charles, Ann Curry, T�ea Leoni, Joe Madison, Kehinde Wiley, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, Lupita Nyong'o, Lidia Bastianich, Scarlett Johansson, Gayle King, Jordan Peele, Issa Rae, Nancy Pelosi, Norah O'Donnell, Zac Posen.
Contents:
Hollywood royalty (Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow, Isabella Rossellini) -- Off the farm (Melissa McCarthy, Eric Stonestreet) -- Homecomings (Sterling K. Brown, Sasheer Zamata, Jon Batiste) -- This land is my land (Queen Latifah, Jeffrey Wright) -- Beyond the pale (Jeff Goldblum, Terry Gross, Marc Maron) -- Secrets & lies (Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado, Amy Ryan) -- Science pioneers (Francis Collins, Shirley Ann Jackson, Harold E. Varmus) -- Slave trade (Ava DuVernay, S. Epatha Merkerson, Questlove) -- Italian roots (Jimmy Kimmel, Marisa Tomei, John Turturro) -- Criminal kind (Laura Linney, Lisa Ling, Soledad O'Brien) -- Fashion's roots (Diane van F�urstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, RuPaul Charles) -- DNA mysteries (Ann Curry, T�ea Leoni, Joe Madison) -- War stories (Kehinde Wiley, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader) -- Flight (Lupita Nyong'o, Lidia Bastianich, Scarlett Johansson) -- Breaking silences (Gayle King, Jordan Peele, Issa Rae) -- Coming to America (Nancy Pelosi, Norah O'Donnell, Zac Posen).
Summary:
Using DNA-analysis and traditional genealogical research, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. delves into the family histories and ethnic roots of celebrities from various fields.
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.