Featured Films
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Final Marks1979 | 49 mins
Final Marks1979 | 49 minsA documentary about lettercutting, in both monumental inscriptions and on gravestones. The filmmakers were given complete access over a two year period to the work of the craftsmen of the John... -
The Parking Lot2004 | 22 minsThe Parking Lot2004 | 22 minsA gritty glimpse into the youth culture of a small southern town, where cars serve as symbols of contested identities. Taped in Burlington, North Carolina -
Dry Wood1973 | 37 minsDry Wood1973 | 37 minsA glimpse into the life, food, and Mardi Gras celebrations of black Creoles in French Louisiana, featuring the stories and music of "Bois Sec" Ardoin and Canray Fontenot. Dry Wood is one of a number... -
Jumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden1987 | 1 hr 15 minsJumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden1987 | 1 hr 15 minsA Jumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden was the first film to document the klezmer revival, tracing the efforts of two founding groups, Kapelye and Boston's Klezmer Conservatory Band, to recover... -
Step It Up and Go1989 | 59 minsStep It Up and Go1989 | 59 minsTraces the development of blues music in the Carolinas through interviews with musicians and still photographs.