The Vanishing Family -- Crisis in Black America
Brief Synopsis
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A documentary examining changes in family life among black Americans, particularly the problem (faced also by many white families) of rearing children in households without fathers. The broadcast concludes with a panel of black citizens discussing the issues raised in the program.
Cast & Crew
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Ruth C Streeter
Director
Doctor Glenn C Loury
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Lieutenant Shahid Jackson
Bill Moyers
Carolyn Wallace
Film Details
Also Known As
CBS Reports (01/25/86), Vanishing Family -- Crisis in Black America
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A documentary examining changes in family life among black Americans, particularly the problem (faced also by many white families) of rearing children in households without fathers. The broadcast concludes with a panel of black citizens discussing the issues raised in the program.
Director
Ruth C Streeter
Director
Cast
Doctor Glenn C Loury
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Lieutenant Shahid Jackson
Bill Moyers
Carolyn Wallace
Alice Sandra
Jesse Jackson
Crew
Gregory Andracke
Photography
Anne Cadel
Graphics
Deborah Dawson
Assistant Editor
Joanne Dominick
Graphics
Albee Gordon
Sound
Morty Gorowitz
Lighting
Kate Roth Knull
Associate Producer
Robert Leacock
Camera Operator
Don Lenser
Camera Operator
Chuck Levey
Photography
Larry Loewinger
Sound
Michael Lonsdale
Sound
Rick Malkames
Camera Operator
Sally Menke
Editor
Bill Moyers
Executive Editor
Ed Novick
Sound
Roger Phenix
Sound
Lionel Phillips
Associate Producer
Al Phox
Lighting
Dina Potocki
Assistant Editor
Nina Schulman
Editor
Vincent Stenerson
Sound Editor
Ruth C Streeter
Producer
Ruth C Streeter
Writer
Janet Swanson
Editor
Jean Tsien
Assistant Editor
Gordon Waterman
Camera Operator
Richard Wiggins
Sound
Perry Wolff
Writer
Perry Wolff
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
CBS Reports (01/25/86), Vanishing Family -- Crisis in Black America
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
