All Films (Northeast)

Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1986 | 27mins
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Ave Maria
1986 | 27mins
Documents one of the most important traditions of Boston's Italian-Americans: the annual celebration of the Feast of the Madonna del Soccorso, popularly known as the Fisherman's…
Somethin‘ Gotta Be Arranged
Somethin‘ Gotta Be Arranged
1983 | 18mins
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Somethin‘ Gotta Be Arranged
1983 | 18mins
A film portrait of blues artist Paul Geremia. Made by Geoff Adams in 1983 as a student film project. The documentary features a duo performance with Chicago bluesman Blind John…
Shakers
Shakers
1974 | 30mins
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Shakers
1974 | 30mins
THE SHAKERS traces the growth, decline, and continuing survival of this remarkable religious sect through the memories and songs of Shaker sisters in New Hampshire and Maine.
Final Marks
Final Marks
1979 | 49mins
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Final Marks
1979 | 49mins
A documentary about lettercutting, in both monumental inscriptions and on gravestones. The filmmakers were given complete access over a two year period to the work of the…
Our Lives in Our Hands
Our Lives in Our Hands
1986 | 49mins
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Our Lives in Our Hands
1986 | 49mins
This 1986 film examines the traditional Native American craft of split ash basketmaking as a means of economic and cultural survival for Aroostook Micmac Indians of northern…
Ben‘s Mill
Ben‘s Mill
1981 | 26mins
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Ben‘s Mill
1981 | 26mins
Ben Thresher's mill is one of the few water-powered, wood-working mills left in this country. Operating in rural Vermont since 1848, the mill is a unique link between the age of…
Post Industrial Fiddle
Post Industrial Fiddle
1982 | 23mins
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Post Industrial Fiddle
1982 | 23mins
This deceptively simple but profound film explores the importance of music-making in the life of Jerry Morrell, a pulp mill worker in rural Maine. His “Down East” fiddling style…
Bronx Irish at the Ramparts
Bronx Irish at the Ramparts
1984 | 28mins
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Bronx Irish at the Ramparts
1984 | 28mins
The story of the settlement of Irish immigrants in the North Bronx, New York, and how the once predominantly Irish neighborhoods are changing because of the influx of other groups.
Woodsmen and River Drivers
Woodsmen and River Drivers
1989 | 28mins
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Woodsmen and River Drivers
1989 | 28mins
Men and women who worked for the Machias Lumber Company before 1930 share their recollections of the logging industry in Maine when they cut trees by hand, hauled logs to the…
Jumpin‘ Night in the Garden of Eden
Jumpin‘ Night in the Garden of Eden
1987 | 1h 15mins
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Jumpin‘ Night in the Garden of Eden
1987 | 1h 15mins
A Jumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden was the first film to document the klezmer revival, tracing the efforts of two founding groups, Kapelye and Boston's Klezmer Conservatory…
New England Fiddles
New England Fiddles
1983 | 28mins
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New England Fiddles
1983 | 28mins
This 1984 film by John Bishop and Nicholas Hawes presents seven of the finest traditional musicians as they play in their homes and at dances and contests, passing their styles to…
Men Who Dance the Giglio
Men Who Dance the Giglio
1995 | 28mins
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Men Who Dance the Giglio
1995 | 28mins
A documentary on the Brooklyn St. Paulinus Festival. This film explores ethnicity, cultural traditions, and religious devotion as the performers, participants, and community…
Style Wars
Style Wars
1983 | 1h 9mins
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Style Wars
1983 | 1h 9mins
New York's legendary Kings of Graffiti own a special place in the hip hop pantheon. Style Wars is regarded by many as the definitive document of the emerging hip hop culture, an…
Lawrence Older: Adirondack Minstrel
Lawrence Older: Adirondack Minstrel
1976 | 20mins
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Lawrence Older: Adirondack Minstrel
1976 | 20mins
Lawrence Older [1912-1982] is a relaxed, direct and engaging performer who spent the majority of his life working in the woods. His songs and fiddle tunes are mostly from his…
From Shore to Shore
From Shore to Shore
1993 | 57mins
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From Shore to Shore
1993 | 57mins
A film on Irish immigrant musicians and their offspring, tracing the influences of family and community, ethnic identity, and American popular culture on the traditional music…

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