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A Thousand Words

Premiere Date: August 16, 2005

Synopsis

In Melba Williams' award-winning A Thousand Words, the filmmaker's father, a Vietnam veteran who has suffered a stroke, tries to recapture his war experience for his children. They discover that the true story can be found in the photography and moving images he left behind.

TAGS: family, photography, veteran, vietnam, vietnam war

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Melba Williams

Melba Williams

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