When worlds collide

DVD

When worlds collide [videorecording] / a co-production of Red Hill Productions & KCET ; written by Ruben Martinez & Carl Byker ; directed and produced by Carl Byker.

Martínez, Rubén. (Screenwriter, Host). Byker, Carl. (Screenwriter, Producer, Director). Red Hill Productions. (Added Author). KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.) (Added Author). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Added Author). PBS Distribution (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

A highly imaginative exploration of one of the most intriguing epochs in human history: when the 'Old World' first encountered the 'New World.' Travel from Granada in Spain to Machu Picchu in Peru, and from Mexico to Madrid in Spain. Explores how the collision of these two sophisticated but different worlds led to the birth of an entirely new Latino culture.

Record details

ISBN: 9781608832446
ISBN: 1608832449
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [United States] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, c2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Subtitle on container: The untold story of the Americas after Columbus.

Originally produced for television broadcast in 2010.
Formatted Contents Note:: Introduction -- The missing branch of the family tree -- Isabella and Ferdinand -- How contact changed the Old World -- How contact changed the New World -- The king and the prophet -- The fall of the Spanish Empire -- The Inca -- Conclusion.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Cinematographer, Mitch Wilson ; editor, John Warren ; original music, Christopher Hedge.
Participant or Performer Note:: Host, Ruben Martinez.
Target Audience Note:: Not rated.
System Details Note:: DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 2 stereo.
Language Note:: Optional English subtitles.