All Films (South)

Two Black Churches
Two Black Churches
1975 | 19mins
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Two Black Churches
1975 | 19mins
TWO BLACK CHURCHES" is based on fieldwork Bill Ferris conducted at a church in Vicksburg, Mississippi and at a church in New Haven, Conn. Footage includes a full immersion…
Swapping Stories
Swapping Stories
1998 | 26mins
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Swapping Stories
1998 | 26mins
Tall tales, oyster shucking monsters, and some good old fashioned jokes are all on the menu in Swapping Stories: Folktales from Louisiana.
Sometimes I Run
Sometimes I Run
1973 | 21mins
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Sometimes I Run
1973 | 21mins
1973 portrait of Stanley Maupin who cleans sidewalks at night for the Dallas Department of Sanitation. A film by Blaine Dunlap with music by Ken Watson.
It‘s A Mean Old World
It‘s A Mean Old World
1977 | 29mins
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It‘s A Mean Old World
1977 | 29mins
By the time "It's A Mean Old World" was filmed, Reverend Pearly Brown had been struggling to survive singing gospel music for nearly 40 years. While the rough sound of his…
Why Quilts Matter: 05: Gee‘s Bend: The Most Famous Quilts in America
Why Quilts Matter: 05: Gee‘s Bend: The Most Famous Quilts in America
2011 | 27mins
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Why Quilts Matter: 05: Gee‘s Bend: The Most Famous Quilts in America
2011 | 27mins
In 2002 the art world was rocked to its foundations by a group of unusual, abstract quilts made by African American women from an obscure hamlet in southern Alabama. People lined…
Singing Stream Excerpt
Singing Stream Excerpt
1985 | 8mins
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Singing Stream Excerpt
1985 | 8mins
Selections from the film "A Singing Stream" with performances of "Jezebel" (Fleming, Tony, Claude Landis with nephew Ken Daniel) and "Going Up To Meet Him" (Big John Landis and…
Life‘s Narrow Space
Life‘s Narrow Space
1983 | 6mins
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Life‘s Narrow Space
1983 | 6mins
Dubbed the “Grandma Moses of Virginia,” Emma Serena Dillard “Queena” Stovall (December 20, 1888–June 27, 1980) painted scenes of people and activities in rural Virginia.
Mario Sanchez: Painter of Memories
Mario Sanchez: Painter of Memories
1983 | 14mins
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Mario Sanchez: Painter of Memories
1983 | 14mins
Mario Sanchez is a self-taught artist. In a series of wood reliefs, hand-chiseled on cedar boards, he paints memories of his childhood in Key West, Florida, recording for…
It Ain't City Music
It Ain't City Music
1973 | 15mins
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It Ain't City Music
1973 | 15mins
It Ain't City Music was filmed at the National Country Music Contest at Lake Whippoorwill in Warrenton, Virginia, in 1972. "Any country song you hear nowadays, the guy's either in…
Hogshead Brunswick Stew
Hogshead Brunswick Stew
2014 | 14mins
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Hogshead Brunswick Stew
2014 | 14mins
Back in the day, when a hog was slaughtered, every part was used and nothing was thrown away. The higher end cuts went to those on the higher end of the economic scale, those who…
Parchman Penitentiary
Parchman Penitentiary
1969 | 18mins
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Parchman Penitentiary
1969 | 18mins
William Ferris's 1969 movie of singing and preaching in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. Shot on B&W 8-mm film. Ferris added the recorded sound later, and it is not in…
Burgoo
Burgoo
2008 | 56mins
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Burgoo
2008 | 56mins
From pioneer days in Kentucky came a stew prepared by farmers and hunters. They called it Burgoo. No one knows where the name came from, but one thing is very clear, the passion…
Mississippi Delta Blues
Mississippi Delta Blues
1974 | 18mins
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Mississippi Delta Blues
1974 | 18mins
From 1968 to 1970, Bill Ferris travelled from farms, to jooks to homes collecting music he felt best expressed the richness of the Mississippi Delta.
Uncle Dave Macon
Uncle Dave Macon
1980 | 58mins
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Uncle Dave Macon
1980 | 58mins
Uncle Dave Macon, also known as "The Dixie Dewdrop"—was an American old-time banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian. Known for his chin whiskers, plug hat, gold teeth, and…
Homemade American Music
Homemade American Music
1980 | 40mins
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Homemade American Music
1980 | 40mins
A history of rural southeastern traditional American music, as told and played by Mike Seeger and Alice Gerrard. Mike and Alice recount their own involvment with this music, and…

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