Maya Lin:
A Clear Strong Vision
Directed and Written by Freida Lee Mock
Produced by Freida Lee Mock & Terry Sanders
98 Minutes
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The Academy Award®-winning documentary is about sculptor and architect Maya Lin who, at age 21, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The film tells the gripping story behind the Vietnam Memorial and explores a decade of her creative work. Maya Lin's design of the Civil Rights Memorial, the Yale Women's Table, and the Juniata Peace Chapel reveals her ability to address major issues of our times through the healing power of art.
Academy Award Winner Best Feature Documentary (1995)
Rave Reviews
"The film is absolutely riveting..."
- Peter Stack,
San Francisco Chronicle
"It brought tears to my eyes... I can't wait to show it to my daughters. Maya Lin will be a role model for them. She is a great artist and this film captures her talent and her courage."
- Gene Siskel,
Siskel & Ebert
"Two thumbs up!"
– Siskel & Ebert
"Maya Lin's story is the stuff that American dreams are made of..."
– Linton Weeks, The Washington Post
"It begins stunningly as it recounts the controversy over Lin's superb Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington."
- David Ansen, Newsweek
"A bold, iconoclastic artist - celebrates the courage and brilliance of her work."
- Janet Maslin, New York Times
"Mock's film is the finest I've ever seen on a contemporary artist..."
Boston Globe
"An incredibly moving, must-see movie."
New York Post
"A strong, clear look at Maya Lin... you are struck by the mystery of artistic inspiration."
San Francisco Examiner
"... a portrait worthy of the extraordinary woman it salutes."
- Micheal Clark, USA Today
"Gripping... provides unique testimony to the power of art to address our deepest cultural struggles and emotions."
- Portland News
"... absorbing Oscar-winner... the powerful images brilliantly remind us that the things that move us come out of the individual human mind and heart and soul."
- Jonathan Richards, Santa Fe Reporter
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