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Traditional Springs: Violence in the South

Traditional Springs: Violence in the South

In the Moment

In the Moment introduces viewers to payadores, emboladores, decimistas, bertsolari poets, extempo and freestyle rap artists from Argentina, Canary Islands, Brazil, Portugal,…

Stone Carvers

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

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…

Beauty Knows No Pain

Beauty Knows No Pain

Beauty Knows No Pain

In 1940, the Kilgore College Rangerettes became the first dancing drill team in the nation. They have been performing at half-time shows during college football games ever since.…

Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker

Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker

This film is available in a 63-minute version here: vimeo.com/ondemand/fundiElla Baker, a friend and advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr., played an instrumental role in shaping the…

David Hoffman Interviews Bill Ferris

David Hoffman Interviews Bill Ferris

David Hoffman Interviews Bill Ferris

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

Dedans Le Sud de la Louisiane

Dedans Le Sud de la Louisiane

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

Louisiana Blues

Louisiana Blues

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

Why Quilts Matter 09: Quilt Scholarship: Romance and Reality

Why Quilts Matter 09: Quilt Scholarship: Romance and Reality

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!

Why Quilts Matter 08: Quilt Nation – 20,000,000 and Counting!

Why Quilts Matter 08: Quilt Nation – 20,000,000 and Counting!

“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

Why Quilts Matter: 07: Empowering Women

Why Quilts Matter: 07: Empowering Women

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

Why Quilts Matter: 06: How Quilts have been Viewed and Collected

Why Quilts Matter: 06: How Quilts have been Viewed and Collected

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

Why Quilts Matter: 02: Bringing History Alive

Why Quilts Matter: 02: Bringing History Alive

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?

Why Quilts Matter: 04: What is Art?

Why Quilts Matter: 04: What is Art?

The quilt is the perfect test case for a dozen theories about what makes art. The art vs. craft debate

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