Featured Films
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Mississippi Delta Blues1974 | 18mins
Mississippi Delta Blues1974 | 18minsFrom 1968 to 1970, Bill Ferris travelled from farms, to jooks to homes collecting music he felt best expressed the richness of the Mississippi Delta. -
Minneapolis Wrestling Club1998 | 17minsMinneapolis Wrestling Club1998 | 17minsThe Minneapolis Wrestling Club is a 16mm documentary film about four old-school, Midwestern professional wrestlers. With roots in vaudeville and the carnival sideshow, early… -
BANJO TALES with Mike Seeger2012 | 57minsBANJO TALES with Mike Seeger2012 | 57minsIn 2009, filmmaker Yasha Aginsky accompanied the great old-time musician Mike Seeger and his wife Alexia on recording trips through the Southeastern United States.A tireless… -
Two Black Churches1975 | 19minsTwo Black Churches1975 | 19minsTWO BLACK CHURCHES" is based on fieldwork Bill Ferris conducted at a church in Vicksburg, Mississippi and at a church in New Haven, Conn. Footage includes a full immersion… -
Hansel and Gretel: An Appalachian Version1975 | 15minsHansel and Gretel: An Appalachian Version1975 | 15minsAn Appalachian version of the classic story of the courage and loyalty of two children abandoned in the forest.