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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…
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…
Why Quilts Matter 09: Quilt Scholarship: Romance and Reality
Why Quilts Matter 09: Quilt Scholarship: Romance and Reality
2011 | 27mins
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Why Quilts Matter 09: Quilt Scholarship: Romance and Reality
2011 | 27mins
Quilt scholarship has grown into a serious discipline generating material of interest—not just to the quilt world — but to a dozen other important disciplines from material…
Why Quilts Matter 08: Quilt Nation – 20,000,000 and Counting!
Why Quilts Matter 08: Quilt Nation – 20,000,000 and Counting!
2011 | 28mins
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Why Quilts Matter 08: Quilt Nation – 20,000,000 and Counting!
2011 | 28mins
“Quilt making,” as one quilt maker says, “is the greatest mass movement nobody ever heard of.” The population of the American quilt world outnumbers those of many small countries,…
Why Quilts Matter: 07: Empowering Women
Why Quilts Matter: 07: Empowering Women
2011 | 28mins
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Why Quilts Matter: 07: Empowering Women
2011 | 28mins
Unique among objects, quilts are both lowly “women’s work” and great art. They are something made from nothing; they are both nurturing and inspiring. They can communicate both…
Why Quilts Matter: 06: How Quilts have been Viewed and Collected
Why Quilts Matter: 06: How Quilts have been Viewed and Collected
2011 | 28mins
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Why Quilts Matter: 06: How Quilts have been Viewed and Collected
2011 | 28mins
Part 6 traces institutional attitudes toward quilts as objects, rationales for their selection, and the public response to their exhibition.
Why Quilts Matter: 02: Bringing History Alive
Why Quilts Matter: 02: Bringing History Alive
2011 | 27mins
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Why Quilts Matter: 02: Bringing History Alive
2011 | 27mins
The quilt’s unique ability to preserve, not only our own family histories, but the history of America
Why Quilts Matter: 04: What is Art?
Why Quilts Matter: 04: What is Art?
2011 | 27mins
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Why Quilts Matter: 04: What is Art?
2011 | 27mins
The quilt is the perfect test case for a dozen theories about what makes art. The art vs. craft debate
Rapunzel
Rapunzel
1978 | 14mins
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Rapunzel
1978 | 14mins
“Rapunzel” is about a young girl’s struggle with independence.
Clotheslines
Clotheslines
1981 | 32mins
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Clotheslines
1981 | 32mins
With verve and humor, this film shows the love/hate relationship that women have with the task of cleaning the family's clothes. As we see the clothes flapping in the wind and…
Hansel and Gretel: An Appalachian Version
Hansel and Gretel: An Appalachian Version
1975 | 15mins
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Hansel and Gretel: An Appalachian Version
1975 | 15mins
An Appalachian version of the classic story of the courage and loyalty of two children abandoned in the forest.
Bearskin
Bearskin
1983 | 19mins
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Bearskin
1983 | 19mins
In a contest with the devil, a Civil War soldier must not wash nor pray for seven years.
Ashpet: An American Cinderella
Ashpet: An American Cinderella
1989 | 45mins
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Ashpet: An American Cinderella
1989 | 45mins
Set in the rural South in the early years of World War II, Ashpet is a version of Cinderella, the world's most popular folk tale.
Soldier Jack
Soldier Jack
1988 | 38mins
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Soldier Jack
1988 | 38mins
Jack catches Death in a sack in this Appalachian tale.
Frog King
Frog King
1981 | 15mins
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Frog King
1981 | 15mins
An American version of the classic story.

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