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
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

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