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Gimble‘s Swing

Gimble‘s Swing

Gimble‘s Swing

Ken Harrison\'s 1981 profile of Johnny Gimble and his life in Western Swing. Johnny Gimble received an NEA National Heritage Award in 1994.

Paj Ntaub

Hmong textile art, Paj ntaub or "flower cloth" consists of textile arts traditionally practiced by Hmong people. The Hmong, a nomadic group originating in China, migrated through…

Homeplace

A nostalgic documentary capturing the folklife and traditions of northern Mississippi’s hill country in the early 1970s.

Watermen

1968 | 1h 3mins

1968 | 1h 3mins

In 1965, Maryland watermen on the Chesapeake Bay operated the last U.S. fleet of sailing workboats, using "skipjacks" to dredge oysters under a motorized dredging ban. Filmmakers…

Mountain Talk

Language and Life in Southern Appalachia – The people of Southern Appalachia survived for centuries in a rugged and remote landscape. Their historic isolation promoted the…

Where Do They All Go?

Where Do They All Go?

Where Do They All Go?

As a teenager, growing up in the mountains of rural northern Virginia, Jerry Payne asked "Animals are dying all the time. Where do they all go?"

olkstreams is hoping to help other countries archive and streams films about their own traditional cultures and this is our first experiment in International cooperation.This is a…

Sadobabies: Runaways in San Francisco

Sadobabies: Runaways in San Francisco

Sadobabies: Runaways in San Francisco

A 1988 8mm video documentary about the street children of San Francisco. The video documents the expressive traditions of a group of young runaways who formed an alternative…

Covered Bridges

Covered Bridges

Covered Bridges

This film examines the vernacular architecture of Indiana’s many covered bridges, including their use as a key symbol of local identity.

Morel Mushrooms

Morel Mushrooms

Morel Mushrooms

This film explores the secretive traditions surrounding morel mushroom hunting, including legends, search strategies, tall tales, festivals, superstitions and family recipes.

Euchre

This film examines the card game euchre, played with gusto throughout the Midwest. Focus is on the informal traditions surrounding the game including hand gestures, jargon, taunts…

Weaver

Featuring, Margaret Carr, a well-known figure in the upstate New York weaving community

Estate

This films invites us in to watch the preparation of an estate sale where the majority of a person\'s content of their home and collections will be sold at the end of their life

Cliff and Steve Frazer - Cedar Farmers

Cliff and Steve Frazer - Cedar Farmers

Cliff and Steve Frazer - Cedar Farmers

This documentary was part of a program on five short subjects about traditional activities in the New Jersey Pinelands National Preserve: railbirding in the meadows, cranberry…

Circus Minimus

Jack Ofield's 16-mm film shows the work of Henry Duncklee, who retired from his job as a circus sign painter in 1949, and begin building this circus of his own.

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