Featured Films
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Me and Stella1976Me and Stella1976Geri Ashur’s Me & Stella traces the life of blues musician, folk singer, and composer Elizabeth Cotten—and her guitar, Stella—who is best known for writing the folk standard… -
Mosquitoes and High Water1983 | 23minsMosquitoes and High Water1983 | 23minsA video examining the unique history and culture of one of America\'s least known ethnic groups, the Spanish-speaking "Islenos" who live in the bayous east of New Orleans and are… -
Eva Nuanez: Memories of My Musical Life2015 | 36minsEva Nuanez: Memories of My Musical Life2015 | 36minsEva Nuanez (1921 - 2018) was born in Berwind, Colorado. A coal miner’s daughter, she grew up without formal musical training. She taught herself how to play the violin by ear,… -
Clog Dance (British Film Institute Youtube site)1959 | 15minsClog Dance (British Film Institute Youtube site)1959 | 15mins“An impromptu expression of enjoyment” - the revival of clog dancing in Portmadog, North Wales England and of the craft of clog-making. -
Great Grandfather's Drum2011 | 57minsGreat Grandfather's Drum2011 | 57minsGreat Grandfather’s Drum celebrates Japanese-American culture and history in Hawai’i, told through an intimate and joyful portrait of the Maui Taiko drum ensemble, descendants of…