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It was for good reason this film won the
1995 Academy Award for Best Documentary, as it displays, in abundance,
the emotional human responses Maya Lin elicits with her architectural
designs and sculpture. There was much controversy surrounding her
Vietnam War Memorial, not the least of which focused on her
Chinese-American origins. Writer/director Freida Lee Mock uses
conventional methods (interviews, archival footage) to follow Lin's
career in chronological order. It examines her work since winning the
contest in which her student model was chosen for the infamous
Washington war memorial. The stark emotion evoked by Lin's sensuous and
kinetic creations promises to bring tears to your eyes. Unfortunately,
we learn more about her work than about the artist, whose personality is
oddly absent from this film. Mock only somewhat reveals the intense
focus and powerful vision that drives Lin. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Studio: New Video Group Release
Producers: Freida Lee Mock, Jessica Yu, Terry Sanders
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Date: 05/27/2003
Run time: 83 minutes
Rating: NR
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