Amy Tan : unintended memoir

Redford, James, 1962-2020 (film director.). Sacks, Julie (Julie A.), (film producer.). Pritzker, Karen, (film producer.). Jabola, Cassandra, (film producer.). Tan, Amy (on-screen participant.). KPJR Films, (production company.). American Masters Pictures, (production company.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary: Born to Chinese immigrant parents into 1950's America, it would be decades before Ms. Tan would come to fully understand how her mother's self-destructive tendencies were rooted in watching her own mother kill herself after being forced into the former marital system of concubinage. This painful family legacy inspired her stories of women without the power to choose their lives. An interweaving of archival imagery, artful animation and live performance from Ms. Tan form the basis for this documentary that allows the audience to journey through Ms. Tan's life and career in vivid, living colors.

Record details

ISBN: 9781531713898
ISBN: 1531713890
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Arlington, VA : PBS, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from web page. Originally broadcast as part of the PBS television series, American masters, in 2021. Wide screen.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music by Kathryn Bostic ; animation Xaviera Lopez ; director of photography, John Behrens.
Participant or Performer Note:	Participants: Amy Tan.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; wide screen; stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	Close captioned in English.