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Free Show Tonite

Free Show Tonite

Free Show Tonite

Presents a nostalgic tribute to the American medicine shows of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Shows a re-creation of a typical medicine show by veteran performers,…

Frog King

An American version of the classic story.

Carnival Train

1999 | 1h 10mins

1999 | 1h 10mins

A behind the scenes look to see how the magic of the midway comes together, town after town, and how carnies create a community and way of life that transcends place and time.

Grand Generation

Grand Generation

Grand Generation

A portrait of six older Americans, each with their roots in a unique cultural heritage and each with a powerful perspective on the nature of aging.

Toot Blues

2009 | 1h 14mins

2009 | 1h 14mins

Wall to wall blues from unheralded artists. The film gives a glimpse of what is being lost and Tim Duffy's heroic efforts to document the passing.

Chairman Jones: An Improbable Leader

Chairman Jones: An Improbable Leader

Chairman Jones: An Improbable Leader

Chairman Jones tells the story of the director's father, James H. Jones, a farmer who emerges as a trailblazer during the 1969 school desegregation crisis sparked when Northampton…

Alex Stewart: Cooper

Alex Stewart: Cooper

Alex Stewart: Cooper

A 1973 film of Alex Stewart, a mountain craftsman from near Sneedville, Tennessee, constructing a churn. Film includes discussion of the use of non-powered tools and skills handed…

Morgan Sexton

Eastern Kentucky's Morgan Sexton cut his first banjo out of the bottom of a lard bucket, and some seventy years later won the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage…

We Are Arabbers

We Are Arabbers

2004 | 1h 21mins

We Are Arabbers

2004 | 1h 21mins

We Are Arabbers follows the horse-and-wagon produce vendors along the streets of Baltimore, Maryland as they struggle to make a living and maintain their unique culture.

My Town

Shot on location in Palermiti and the Boston area of Massachusetts, MY TOWN/MIO PAESE shows the family, cultural and religious ties between immigrants and their paesani in…

Appalachian Journey

Appalachian Journey

Appalachian Journey

Alan Lomax travels through the Southern Appalachians investigating the songs, dances, and religious rituals of the descendents of the Scotch-Irish frontiers people who have made…

Dance All Night - The Highwoods Stringband Story

Dance All Night - The Highwoods Stringband Story

2018 | 1h 18mins

Dance All Night - The Highwoods Stringband Story

2018 | 1h 18mins

In the 1970s, the Highwoods Stringband’s unique blend of musical brilliance, exuberance, sparkling wit, and eclectic repertoire introduced tens of thousands of delighted listeners…

This Is Our Slaughterhouse

This Is Our Slaughterhouse

This Is Our Slaughterhouse

This 22 minute documentary follows the ten workers of Broerman Poultry Processing, revealing their surprisingly close relationships, despite the gruesome nature of their job. The…

Family Across the Sea

Family Across the Sea

Family Across the Sea

Family Across the Sea shows how scholars have uncovered the remarkable connections between the Gullah people of South Carolina and the people of Sierra Leone.

Everything Change Up Now

Everything Change Up Now

Everything Change Up Now

This documentary explores what has happened to lifestyles of South Carolina sea slanders since slavery, through interviews with Gullah basket weavers, net makers, fishermen,…

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