Maya Lin: Strong Clear Vision

This Academy Award winner reveals the contentious origins of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and tells the story of it's creator a 21-year-old architecture student whose plan was selected from over 1000 different designs beating out some of the most prestigious architecture firms from around the world. A giant victory for such a young and unknown artist little did Maya Lin know that her battle was just beginning. In Washington to defend her design Lin came up against a mighty opposition challenging indignant veterans and a hostile Congress to ultimately prevail with her emotional "Wall." And what began as one of the country's most bitterly disputed public monuments became one of the world's most inspirational and frequently visited memorials. In this riveting and dramatic portrait renowned filmmaker Freida Lee Mock combines interviews and archival footage to chronicle Lin's story-from it's origins dominated by her David vs. Goliath battle over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to a career designing other memorials always with an innate talent and resolute courage. DVD Features: Filmmaker Biography; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection.

Director: Freida Lee Mock
Producer: Charles B. Mulvehill
Producer: Norman Jewison
Producer: Richard A. Roth
Producer: Terry Sanders
Actor: Maya Lin