Featured Films
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When My Work Is Over2000 | 38mins
When My Work Is Over2000 | 38minsThe gifted African American storyteller Louise Anderson (1921-1994) tells her family stories and folk tales, and recites poetry in this film taped in Jacksonville, North Carolina,… -
Schooners on the Bay1984 | 29minsSchooners on the Bay1984 | 29minsA documentary about the wooden boats used to dredge for oysters under sail on Delaware Bay until World War Two, when they were refitted with engines. It follows two New Jersey… -
Sonny Terry Whoopin the Blues1969 | 13minsSonny Terry Whoopin the Blues1969 | 13minsSeated in a motel room on Broadway in Oakland, California where he was filmed while on tour with Brownie McGhee, Sonny, with one small harmonica in his hand, creates a complex and… -
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… -
Sonny Ford, Delta Artist1969 | 41minsSonny Ford, Delta Artist1969 | 41minsB/w 16mm documentary film based on fieldwork Ferris conducted with Leland, Mississippi, bluesman and folk artist James "Son" Thomas. Included is footage of Thomas performing at…