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©1994
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1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994
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
Special features: filmmaker biography
Directors of photography, Don Lenzer, Eddie Marritz ; editor, William T. Cartwright, Jr. ; music, Charles Bernstein
Interviews with Maya Lin, Vincent Scully, Jan Scruggs, Robert Doubek, Grady Clay, Tom Carhart, J. Carter Brown
Not rated
Also issued on VHS
DVD, Dolby digital stereo., Region 1 encoding
Academy Awards, USA, 1995: Oscar - Best Documentary, Features (Freida Lee Mock, Terry Sanders)