A Thousand Words (2003)

• 67%
• 2003
• Documentary
• Melba Williams

A daughter regrets her life-long lack of communication with her father, especially after a stroke silences his memories. Rodney Williams did not have many career options when he opted to join the army at 19 and go to Vietnam. But he took with him both a still camera and an 8mm movie camera, which he carried everywhere and kept pretty well hid. Although stoic about his experiences, his tantalizing home movie footage and accomplished still photos of the Vietnam War speak of a fettered artistic soul.