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Monument of Chief Rolling Mountain Thunder

Monument of Chief Rolling Mountain Thunder

Monument of Chief Rolling Mountain Thunder

Chief Thunder's artistry is the testament of a great American folk artist.The film captures the tragedy of his life, his painful isolation, the beauty of his work, and his…

Two Homes, One Heart

Two Homes, One Heart

Two Homes, One Heart

Sikhs in Northern California celebrate special events with Giddha and Bhangra, songs and dances from their native land, Punjab, India.

Salamanders

An annual, weekend party at a college fraternity, which includes swallowing live salamanders develops into a competition among coeds that has sexual overtones. A George…

Cameraman Has Visited Our Town

Cameraman Has Visited Our Town

Cameraman Has Visited Our Town

An introduction to H. Lee Waters and his Movies of Local People 1936 to 1942. A film by Tom Whiteside.

Jazz Parades

Alan Lomax's overview of the Jazz scene in New Orleans with interviews and performances by Majestic Band, the Preservation Hall Band (Willie Humphrey, James "Sing" Miller, Emanuel…

Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old

Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old

Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old

Alan Lomax\'s examination of the talents and wisdom of elderly musicians, singers, and story-tellers, who perform not for fame or fortune but to preserve and share their culture.

Crawdad Slip

Sid Luck is a fifth generation potter in Seagrove, North Carolina. This forty-five minute documentary explores his life and work, and the family heritage he hopes to pass on to…

Every Island has its Own Songs

Every Island has its Own Songs

Every Island has its Own Songs

Nikitas Tsimouris (1924 - 2001) brought the complex music of the tsabouna, a type of Greek bagpipe, to Tarpon Springs. In 1991, Tsimouris became the first Floridian to receive a…

Fishing All My Days

Fishing All My Days

Fishing All My Days

A 1986 film about open sea sprimp fishing in Florida, showing the techniques, rituals, and superstitions of the African American, Anglo, and Mediterranean fishermen.

Learned it in Back Days and Kept It

Learned it in Back Days and Kept It

Learned it in Back Days and Kept It

Portrait of Lucreaty Clark (1903 - 1986), an African American oak basket maker from rural Florida. Clark embraced a wide repertoire of traditional African American songs, games…

Four Corners of Earth

Four Corners of Earth

Four Corners of Earth

Seminole Indian women maintain the traditions of language, crafts, cooking, medicine, and song. These native Americans live on reservations in the vast swamp and waterways of the…

Let the World Listen Right

Let the World Listen Right

Let the World Listen Right

Hip-hop and Blues in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Top Notch and Da Fam as well as performances by blues artist Terry "Big T" Williams and gospel singer Martha Raybon.

Rebuilding the Temple

Rebuilding the Temple

Rebuilding the Temple

After fleeing their country and the Khmer Rouge, this one hour documentary examines the Cambodian refugees‘ efforts to adjust to Western life and the significant role played by…

Men Who Dance the Giglio

Men Who Dance the Giglio

Men Who Dance the Giglio

A documentary on the Brooklyn St. Paulinus Festival. This film explores ethnicity, cultural traditions, and religious devotion as the performers, participants, and community…

Home Across the Water

Home Across the Water

Home Across the Water

A film about the efforts of Sea Islanders in South Carolina and Georgia to preserve their cultural identity and cope with the development of the islands as exclusive resorts.

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