All Films

Paid to Eat Ice Cream
Paid to Eat Ice Cream
2001 | 1h 10mins
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Paid to Eat Ice Cream
2001 | 1h 10mins
Other Way Back
Other Way Back
2007 | 1h 38mins
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Other Way Back
2007 | 1h 38mins
"The Other Way Back -- Dancing with Dudley" is a documentary that explores the life and legacy of Dudley Laufman, a key figure in the 20th-century contra dance revival, and…
City Folk
City Folk
2018 | 55mins
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City Folk
2018 | 55mins
City Folk explores the 20th-century revival of English Country Dance through the history of Pinewoods, a renowned dance camp in Massachusetts. Influenced by English folklorist…
W. C. Taylor High School: A Legacy
W. C. Taylor High School: A Legacy
2021 | 21mins
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W. C. Taylor High School: A Legacy
2021 | 21mins
W.C. Taylor High School in Warrenton, Virginia was the first high school in Fauquier County to serve African American students during segregation. Principal Hazzard and Vice…
Miles of Smiles
Miles of Smiles
1982 | 59mins
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Miles of Smiles
1982 | 59mins
Miles of Smiles tells the untold story of the Pullman porters who organized America’s first Black trade union – the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. But this inspiring film…
Stranger With a Camera
Stranger With a Camera
2000 | 1h
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Stranger With a Camera
2000 | 1h
During the 1960s, filmmakers from around the world came to Appalachia to document the dire conditions of the region’s poorest residents. Media focused the nation’s attention on…
Unbroken Circle
Unbroken Circle
1985 | 57mins
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Unbroken Circle
1985 | 57mins
The film traces the development of traditional country music in Vermont from unaccompanied ballads through Franco- and Anglo-American fiddling to radio cowboy bands and…
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass
1992 | 95mins
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High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass
1992 | 95mins
The 1994 documentary "High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music", directed by Rachel Liebling, traces the evolution of bluegrass music from its Appalachian roots to the present…
Tarheels of the Northwest
1979 | 29mins
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Tarheels of the Northwest
1979 | 29mins
Half-hour documentary focusing on the music and cultural traditions of a unique community of North Carolinians, now settled in Darrington, Washington. Released through Southern…
Hrvati!
Hrvati!
1982
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Hrvati!
1982
Half-hour documentary on the artistic and cultural heritage of Croatian immigrants in Washington state. Broadcast February 25,1981. Exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution Folk…
Firehouse Women
Firehouse Women
1998 | 28mins
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Firehouse Women
1998 | 28mins
A half-hour 1998 film by Ellen Walter about a North Carolina firehouse that’s been converted into a restaurant and the women who sing gospel music there.
Me and Stella
Me and Stella
1976
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Me and Stella
1976
Geri 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…
Circle of the Sun
Circle of the Sun
1960 | 29mins
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Circle of the Sun
1960 | 29mins
This short documentary by Colin Low is an invitation to a gathering of the Káínaa of Alberta - as the Sun Dance is captured on film for the first time. The film shows how the…
Warriors
Warriors
1987 | 57mins
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Warriors
1987 | 57mins
Warriors explores the experience of the Native Americans who fought in America's most controversial war- the Vietnam-era conflict. Humorous and unflinching, this program shows us…
Sacred Buffalo People
Sacred Buffalo People
1992 | 58mins
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Sacred Buffalo People
1992 | 58mins
The buffalo, or American bison, was once a vital and integral part of the culture of the Plains Indians, centering a spirituality that honored all living things. Sacred Buffalo…

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