American Masters

Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps [ASL]

This version contains on-screen ASL interpretation. Follow the 5-time Tony-nominated director and choreographer as she elevates the possible with bold explorations of everyday movement, and African Diasporic dance. The film foregrounds Brown’s visionary talent from her Queens, New York neighborhood to the Broadway stage, television and movie screens, and schools around the world.

Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps [ASL]

15m 25s

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    Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

    S39 E4 - 1h 51m

    Discover the life of singer-songwriter Janis Ian and how she rose as a folk icon and gay rights advocate. She broke ground with “Society’s Child” (1966), a bold take on interracial love, and “At Seventeen” (1975), a searing anthem about bullying.

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    Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call

    15m 44s

    Follows the multi-racial, mixed-media artist Danielle Scott as she risks her own well-being by exposing herself to the intergenerational trauma of the Atlantic Slave Trade. She traces her ancestors’ lives for a greater purpose: creating art that exposes the wretched pain and intense beauty of the era while guiding her audience through an experiential journey.

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