Movies: William Stanley Merwin

  • 2010
    The Buddha

    The Buddha (2010)

    The Buddha

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    This documentary for PBS by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin and narrated by Richard Gere, tells the story of the Buddha’s life, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. It features the...

    The Buddha
  • 2015
    Language Matters with Bob Holman

    Language Matters with Bob Holman (2015)

    Language Matters with Bob Holman

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    There are over 6,000 languages in the world. We lose one every two weeks. Hundreds will be lost within the next generation. By the end of this century, half of the world's languages will have vanished. Language Matters with Bob Holman is a two hour d...

    Language Matters with Bob Holman
  • 2014
    Even Though the Whole World Is Burning

    Even Though the Whole World Is Burning (2014)

    Even Though the Whole World Is Burning

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    A documentary on the life and work of Poet Laureate, two-time Pulitzer winner, and environmental activist W.S. Merwin....

    Even Though the Whole World Is Burning
  • 1995
    Chicago 1968

    Chicago 1968 (1995)

    Chicago 1968

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    American Experience looks at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Vice President Hubert Humphrey won his party's nomination for president amid massive civil unrest and violence perpetrated by Chicago Police and anti-Vietnam War pr...

    Chicago 1968
  • 2016
    W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree

    W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree (2016)

    W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree

    102016HD

    A documentary on the life and work of Poet Laureate, two-time Pulitzer winner, and environmental activist W.S. Merwin....

    W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree