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Golden Gloves

A classic NFB documentary about the Golden Gloves boxing tournament, the Canadian amateur's hope for success in the boxing world. This Gilles Groulx film shows three Montreal…

Patient Art

The film documents the process of tapestry weaving from design to finish and captures the beautiful singing of the Swazi women weavers who worked in Patrick County, Virginia,…

Tabla Apprenticeship

Tabla Apprenticeship

Tabla Apprenticeship

This film captures the special relationship between world renown tabla player Sandeep Das and his young apprentice to whom he is passing on this ancient music tradition. Using…

Bird Taxidermy Apprenticeship

Bird Taxidermy Apprenticeship

Bird Taxidermy Apprenticeship

What do nature centers, natural history museums, and hunters have in common? They all require someone skilled in bird taxidermy. This film shows how, with the help of a two-year…

Amen! Music of the Black Church

Amen! Music of the Black Church

Amen! Music of the Black Church

"Amen!" explores the rich traditions, historical significance, and meaning of Black church music in a concert film, recorded before a live audience at the Second Baptist Church in…

Western Boot Making Apprenticeship

Western Boot Making Apprenticeship

Western Boot Making Apprenticeship

Although once ubiquitous, the art and craft of making footwear by hand is a craft that’s practiced by very few people in Massachusetts today. Its survival relies on knowledge,…

Hong Kong Hungry Ghost Festival

Hong Kong Hungry Ghost Festival

Hong Kong Hungry Ghost Festival

Doc and Merle

Note: Folkstreams has taken down the stream for Doc & Merle at the request of the filmmaker. Doc & Merle reaches deep into the relationship between Doc and Merle…

Simple Gifts

Produced by Ohio Bell Telephone and narrated by Ralph Rinzler from the Smithsonian Institution's Folklife Center, this film highlight aspects of Folklife in the State of Ohio. It…

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…

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