Featured Films
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Southern Stews: A Taste of the South2002 | 56mins
Southern Stews: A Taste of the South2002 | 56minsThis spontaneously-shot surprising documentary looks across the South to see the connections between the folk heritage traditions of communal cooking in gigantic black iron pots… -
High Lonesome Sound1963 | 30minsHigh Lonesome Sound1963 | 30minsJohn Cohn's remarkable documentary explores the lives of Appalachian mountain people in a depressed area of Kentucky through spiritual and folk music. Presents songs by revivalist… -
Celebracion del Matrimonio1986 | 29minsCelebracion del Matrimonio1986 | 29minsThis film records a rural wedding in the American Hispanic community of El Rito, New Mexico, with reminiscences and commentaries that show continuities, changes, and meanings in… -
Singing Fishermen of Ghana1964 | 13minsSinging Fishermen of Ghana1964 | 13minsPete and Toshi Seeger documented work songs of a fishing community in Ghana, the West-African roots of the work-song tradition shown in the films "Afro American Worksongs in a… -
Paid to Eat Ice Cream2001 | 1h 10minsPaid to Eat Ice Cream2001 | 1h 10mins"Paid To Eat Ice Cream" profiles beloved New Hampshire contra dance musician Bob McQuillen (1923–2014), whose career spanned over five decades and included playing with many…