Featured Films
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Parchman Penitentiary1969 | 18mins
Parchman Penitentiary1969 | 18minsWilliam Ferris's 1969 movie of singing and preaching in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. Shot on B&W 8-mm film. Ferris added the recorded sound later, and it is not in… -
Give My Poor Heart Ease1975 | 21minsGive My Poor Heart Ease1975 | 21minsA 1975 account of the blues experience through the recollections and performances of B.B. King, James "Son" Thomas, Shelby "Poppa Jazz" Brown, James "Blood" Shelby, Cleveland… -
Buck Season at Bear Meadows Sunset1984 | 26minsBuck Season at Bear Meadows Sunset1984 | 26minsA portrait of a hunting camp in northern Appalachia, the men who hunt there, and the traditions they keep alive. The men hunt the old way: they drive the deer. They keep the… -
Put Me Down Easy2013 | 29minsPut Me Down Easy2013 | 29minsThe Charlie McClendon Story explores the life and career of one of Norfolk, Virginia’s most talented Rhythm & Blues and Gospel artists. Though largely unknown to the general… -
Old Timey Horse Farmers' Gathering2006 | 18minsOld Timey Horse Farmers' Gathering2006 | 18minsFilmmaker Stan Woodward stopped by a festival with people demonstrating horse and mule farming near the town of Blackville, South Carolina.