Featured Films
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The Pearl Fisher1985 | 28 minsThe Pearl Fisher1985 | 28 minsThe freshwater pearl industry once flourished along Indiana's inland waterways. The Wabash, flowing south from Lafayette to join the Ohio at Mt. Vernon, bustled with the shallow boats of such...
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Rattlesnakes1992 | 24 minsRattlesnakes1992 | 24 minsThe annual rattlesnake bagging contest at this tiny Appalachian festival includes a parade, a fair, firefighters’ contests, and a greased pig chase. A George Hornbein/Ken Thigpen film.
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Charlie's Place2018 | 26 minsCharlie's Place2018 | 26 minsCharlie’s Place, tells the story of an African American nightclub in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina that was a significant stop on the Chitlin’ Circuit in the segregated South. The owner,...
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Mouth Music1981 | 25 minsMouth Music1981 | 25 minsBoot-camp count-off chants, jump-rope rhymes, and carny barks are featured in this fast-moving sampler of “proto-music” from the imaginations and versatile mouths of southern folk musicians.
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Everybody Promenade2007 | 27 minsEverybody Promenade2007 | 27 minsThe Farmall Promenade is an eight member, all male troupe of farmers who, as four male-'female' square dancing couples, perform across the Midwest. They have a passion for the dance but this...