Ben's Mill: Film Facts

1981, 16mm
26 minutes, Black and White
Description: Ben Thresher's mill is one of the few water-powered, wood-working mills left in this country. Operating in rural Vermont since 1848, the mill is a unique link between the age of craft and the age of modern industry.
Featuring: Ben Thresher
Copyright: 1981, Public Broadcasting Associates, Inc.
Filmmaker(s): Michel Chalufour, John Karol
Produced by: Michael Ambrosino
Cinematography: John Karol
Editing: Michel Chalufour and John Karol
Sound: Michel Chalufour
Acknowledgements: Advisors for the Vermont Folklife Project of the Woodstock Foundation were Scott Hastings and Geraldine Ames. Narrated by William Eddy. Produced for Odyssey, Executive Producer Michael Ambrosino
Funding: Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Polaroid.
Awards: Academy Award Nominee

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