Africa's great civilizations / series producer, Graeme Hart ; a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films and WETA Washington, D.C., in association with Nutopia Limited ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; producer/directors, Mark Bates, Karen McGann and Virginia Quinn.
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., television producer, screenwriter, host.; Hart, Graeme (Television producer), television producer.; Goold, Ben, television producer.; Root, Jane, 1957- television producer.; Kunhardt, Peter W., television producer.; McGee, Dyllan, television producer.; Quinn, Virginia, television director, television producer.; Bates, Mark, television director, television producer.; Howe, Tom, 1977- composer.; McGann, Karen, television director, television producer.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.; PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.; McGee Media (Firm), production company.; Inkwell Films (Firm), production company.; Kunhardt Films (Firm), production company.; WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company.; Nutopia (Firm), production company.
2017
DT14 .A37465 2017
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Title Africa's great civilizations / series producer, Graeme Hart ; a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films and WETA Washington, D.C., in association with Nutopia Limited ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; producer/directors, Mark Bates, Karen McGann and Virginia Quinn.
ISBN 9781531700065
1531700063
Published [Arlington, VA ] : PBS Distribution, [2017]
Language English
Language Note In English; optional subtitles in English (SDH) and Descriptive Video for the Visually Impaired in English (DVI). Closed-captioned.
Description 2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Duration 060000
Other Standard Identifiers 841887031547
Call Number DT14 .A37465 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification 960
Distributor No. AGRC600 (AGRC600.1--AGRC600.2) PBS Distribution
Summary "Africa's Great Civilizations In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing, and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world. Professor Gates travels the length and breadth of Africa to chronicle the continent's history from a firmly African perspective. His journey takes him from the city of Great Zimbabwe, to the pyramids of Meroe, and the spectacular rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia. The epic story that he tells is full of surprises and unexpected connections, helping us to appreciate the collective and individual genius of Africans who, across thousands of years, built civilizations and empires, fought wars, established great cities, furthered and spread learning, and created some of the most sublime art and architecture in human history." -shoppbs.org
Note Wide screen.
Originally broadcast in 2017.
Host: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Credits Executive producers for Nutopia, Ben Goold, Jane Root ; executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Pete Kunhardt, Dyllan McGee.
System Details Note DVD, NTSC, region 1; stereo.
Digital File Characteristics video file region 1
DVD video
Added Author Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., television producer, screenwriter, host.
Hart, Graeme (Television producer), television producer.
Goold, Ben, television producer.
Root, Jane, 1957- television producer.
Kunhardt, Peter W., television producer.
McGee, Dyllan, television producer.
Quinn, Virginia, television director, television producer.
Bates, Mark, television director, television producer.
Howe, Tom, 1977- composer.
McGann, Karen, television director, television producer.
Added Corporate Author Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
McGee Media (Firm), production company.
Inkwell Films (Firm), production company.
Kunhardt Films (Firm), production company.
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company.
Nutopia (Firm), production company.
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