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Samuel Yellin's Legacy

Samuel Yellin's Legacy

Samuel Yellin's Legacy tells the story of America’s top metalworking shop, showcasing its hand-forged artistry and lasting impact.

Paid to Eat Ice Cream

Paid to Eat Ice Cream

2001 | 1h 10mins

Paid to Eat Ice Cream

2001 | 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…

Great Grandfather's Drum

Great Grandfather's Drum

Great 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…

Other Way Back

2007 | 1h 38mins

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 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

W. C. Taylor High School: A Legacy

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

Miles of Smiles

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

Stranger With a Camera

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

Unbroken Circle

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

High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass

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

Tarheels of the Northwest

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!

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

Firehouse Women

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

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

Circle of the Sun

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…

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