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Tradtional Springs: Violence in the South
Tradtional Springs: Violence in the South
American Gypsy
American Gypsy
There are one million Gypsies, or Rom, in America, who most people know nothing about. Never before has a camera been allowed in to explore their world. Shot over the course of…
In the Moment
2022 | 1h
In the Moment
2022 | 1h
In the Moment introduces viewers to payadores, emboladores, decimistas, bertsolari poets, extempo and freestyle rap artists from Argentina, Canary Islands, Brazil, Portugal,…
Stone Carvers
1984 | 28mins
Stone Carvers
1984 | 28mins
A portrait of the traditional Italian-American artisans who carved the gargoyles and statues of Washington Cathedral, featuring Roger Morigi and Vincent Palumbo. "The Stone…
Boom and Bust
2015 | 31mins
Boom and Bust
2015 | 31mins
Boom and Bust is a meditation on economic cycles and the American Dream. This remarkable film tells the story of industrial expansion and decline along the Erie Canal, and…
David Hoffman Interviews Bill Ferris
2021
David Hoffman Interviews Bill Ferris
2021
David Hoffman interviews filmmaker, folklorist, scholar Bill Ferris about his experiences making independent films in the 1970s. The interview captures the spirit of that time and…
Dedans Le Sud de la Louisiane
1972 | 45mins
Dedans Le Sud de la Louisiane
1972 | 45mins
A travelogue study of Cajun and Creole music and culture, circa 1972: a mythical land, its people, their ancient French language and most of all their wonderful musical…
Louisiana Blues
1992 | 55mins
Louisiana Blues
1992 | 55mins
A look at Cajun and Zydeco music that was started in Louisiana. Many artists are featured in the film.
Why Quilts Matter 09: Quilt Scholarship: Romance and Reality
2011 | 27mins
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!
2011 | 28mins
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
2011 | 28mins
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
2011 | 28mins
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
2011 | 27mins
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?
2011 | 27mins
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
Why Quilts Matter: 03: The Quilt Marketplace
Why Quilts Matter: 03: The Quilt Marketplace
The Quilt Marketplace
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