- Actors: Maya Lin
- Directors: Freida Lee Mock
- Writers: Freida Lee Mock
- Producers: Freida Lee Mock, Jessica Yu, Terry Sanders
- Format: NTSC
- Language: English
- Number of tapes: 1
- Run Time: 105 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 0967918103
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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
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Story of an amazing, old soul,
By Whitelightone "jj" (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (DVD)
My husband and I watched this film twice, and we still can't quite believe the wisdom, poise, and talent of this incredible woman, especially considering the young age (she was 21) at which this story began. It gives us so much at so many levels that all I can say is, watch the movie, because people like her are only born to us once in a while.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Evocative!!,
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This review is from: Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (DVD)
Maya Lin is a great designer, and this respectful film shows us her well mannered approach to art and architecture. I'll especially note her tactile abilities in her work process, and her perfection and concerns for the built environment in this film. This DVD of Miss Lin is a down to earth inspiration to a self starting person like myself.
5.0 out of 5 stars
poetry of the design process,
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This review is from: Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (DVD)
This documentary film is a unique experience for which it is difficult to find a comparison. On a basic level, the film discusses several projects of artist/architect Maya Lin, a young Chinese-American woman who unexpectedly won the design competition for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial while a Yale student. Her design, a departure from conventional expectations, is now famous, and is the most visited memorial in Washington D.C. Some of the strong feelings that the Vietnam War elicits in people, especially its veterans, is touched upon in moving live scenes at the Memorial and in the controversial hearings that were held in the wake of the design's selection. The experience put Maya Lin in a national spotlight and forced the student to mature very quickly addressing the grievances of veterans and others. In the end, with some minor site additions, the Memorial stood as designed, with the names of all the veterans of Vietnam etched in its simple polished, reflective granite. Other works of Maya Lin, including the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama; the Yale Women's Table; and others demonstrate a similar simplicity and poetry that is both moving and powerful. There are moments in the film, as simple as when the artist is working at her drafting table, that suggest something both beautiful and spiritual, providing a deep insight into the creative process of this noted public artist.
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