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His Eye is on the Sparrow

His Eye is on the Sparrow

His Eye is on the Sparrow

Ethel Caffie-Austin, daughter of the coalfields, is West Virginia\'s "First Lady of Gospel Music." This program features Ethel performing a range of spirituals, hymns and…

Tradition Bearers

Tradition Bearers

Tradition Bearers

A documentary about Finnish American history and folk art expressed through the lives and repertories of our folk artists living in the western Great Lakes Region.

I‘ll Keep On Singing

I‘ll Keep On Singing

I‘ll Keep On Singing

A comprehensive look ca. 2007 at southern gospel convention singing, an amateur, Christian, music-making and educational tradition that developed in rural America following the…

La Décima Borinqueña

La Décima Borinqueña

La Décima Borinqueña

Portrayal of four renowned Puerto Rican décima troubadours as they come together to revive the Roundtable tradition and to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of Don Quixote…

Last Shovel Maker

Last Shovel Maker

Last Shovel Maker

Harvey Ward, age 87, carves beautiful grained shovels with a double edged axe.

Winter Harvest

This film documents the activities of the Bear Creek Ice Company in northeastern Pennsylvania through interviews with former employees, who describe working conditions and the…

Look Forward and Carry on the Past

Look Forward and Carry on the Past

Look Forward and Carry on the Past

“Look Forward and Carry on the Past": Stories from Philadelphia’s Chinatown” illustrates the strength and complexity of Philadelphia’s only remaining community of color in the…

Plenty of Good Women Dancers

Plenty of Good Women Dancers

Plenty of Good Women Dancers

“Plenty of Good Women Dancers” features exceptional Philadelphia African American women tap dancers whose active careers spanned the 1920s-1950s.

Til the Butcher Cuts Him Down

Til the Butcher Cuts Him Down

Til the Butcher Cuts Him Down

Philip Spalding\'s study of the history and men who played New Orleans Jazz through the eyes of one of its greatest trumpet players: Punch Miller (died 1971). Kid Punch was…

I Choose to Stay Here

I Choose to Stay Here

I Choose to Stay Here

This documentary follows a group of people opposing the city of Philadelphia’s “takings” of private homes: the little-known downside of the city’s “redevelopment” initiative.

Eatala: A Life in Klezmer

Eatala: A Life in Klezmer

Eatala: A Life in Klezmer

Klezmer is Eastern European Jewish folk music. In other parts of the country, klezmer seemed to disappear and then was revived. But in Philadelphia, the Hoffman family never…

Elaine and Susan Sing Goodnight to Mishegas

Elaine and Susan Sing Goodnight to Mishegas

Elaine and Susan Sing Goodnight to Mishegas

"Elaine and Susan Say Goodnight to Mishegas" is a short playful documentary that tells the story of a song, explores how a significant local klezmer tradition is extended (and…

Baking Bread

This 28 minute piece documents the construction of a communal bread-oven in Cambridge, NY. As part of the events celebrating the 400th anniversary of the foundation of Quebec City…

Bellota - A Story of Round-Up

Bellota - A Story of Round-Up

Bellota - A Story of Round-Up

The disappearing traditions of the old cattle ranches of the Southwest are presented in director Philip Spalding\'s film BELLOTA. This 1969 film concentrates on five Mexican…

They Sing Of A Heaven

They Sing Of A Heaven

They Sing Of A Heaven

This film documents sacred harp singing, a 200 year old tradition of religious singing which survives today in the rural South.

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