Finding Oprah's roots : finding your own / a film by Kunhardt Productions & Inkwell Films ; director/producer, Jesse Sweet ; written by Henry Louis Gates Jr. ; a production of Kunhardt Productions, Inkwell Films & Thirteen/WNET New York.

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"Eminent Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., guides viewers through the process of creating their own family histories, based on the experience of discovering his own ancestors and those of the TV pioneer, educator and philanthropist, Oprah Winfrey"--Container.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Kunhardt Productions
Inkwell Films (Firm)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
PBS Home Video
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Sweet, Jesse
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr
Winfrey, Oprah
Cerny, Johni
Ailes, Jane
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned in English.
Published: [Arlington, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2007]
Edition:Widescreen format, enhanced for 16 X 9 televisions.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Genealogy.
African Americans > Genealogy.
Population genetics > United States.
Population genetics > Africa.
DNA fingerprinting > United States.
DNA fingerprinting > Africa.
Winfrey, Oprah > Family.
United States > History.
Documentary television programs.
Genre:
Genealogy.
Documentary television programs.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"Eminent Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., guides viewers through the process of creating their own family histories, based on the experience of discovering his own ancestors and those of the TV pioneer, educator and philanthropist, Oprah Winfrey"--Container.
Note:"An African American lives special."
Originally broadcast on PBS television in 2006.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CP2 D0079241 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
ISBN:0793693322
9780793693320
Credits:Director of photography, John Chater and others ; editors, Geeta Gandbhir and others ; original score, Michael Bacon ; additional music by Thomas Rutishauser ; senior producer, Graham Judd ; executive producers: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., William R. Grant, Peter W. Kunhardt.
System Details:DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby digital 2.0 sound.
Participant or Performer:
Host, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; featuring Johni Cerny, Jane Ailes.