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Cajun Country
1991 | 56mins
Cajun Country
1991 | 56mins
Alan Lomax's wonderful documentary about the bayous of Louisiana which have combined French, German, West Indian, native American and hillbilly ingredients into a unique cultural…
Welcome to Spivey‘s Corner
1978 | 17mins
Welcome to Spivey‘s Corner
1978 | 17mins
In 1979 Keir Cline shot footage at the Tenth Annual National Hollerin’ Contest in Spivey’s Corner, a small crossroads community in southeastern North Carolina. The festival had…
Carnival Train
1999 | 1h 10mins
Carnival Train
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.
Jazz Parades
1990 | 58mins
Jazz Parades
1990 | 58mins
Alan Lomax's overview of the Jazz scene in New Orleans with interviews and performances by Majestic Band, the Preservation Hall Band (Willie Humphrey, James "Sing" Miller, Emanuel…
Learned it in Back Days and Kept It
1981 | 28mins
Learned it in Back Days and Kept It
1981 | 28mins
Portrait of Lucreaty Clark (1903 - 1986), an African American oak basket maker from rural Florida. Clark embraced a wide repertoire of traditional African American songs, games…
Anything I Catch
1990 | 30mins
Anything I Catch
1990 | 30mins
This film examines the thrilling regional phenomenon of Cajuns who wade in murky bayou waters to catch huge catfish and turtles by reaching into hollow logs and stumps with their…
Mr. Jimmy‘s Birthday Challenge
2009 | 26mins
Mr. Jimmy‘s Birthday Challenge
2009 | 26mins
When Mr. Jimmy Moore challenged himself to run 80 kilometers in 1 day for his 80th birthday, his small Mississippi town got behind him to see if they too could "run their age,"…
Showdown at the Hoedown
1976 | 57mins
Showdown at the Hoedown
1976 | 57mins
Gracious Fanatics
2005 | 24mins
Gracious Fanatics
2005 | 24mins
Folklorist Tom Mould explores the phenomenon of the kiln opening, when potters sell to collectors the products of a recently fired kiln.
It Ain't City Music
1973 | 15mins
It Ain't City Music
1973 | 15mins
It Ain't City Music was filmed at the National Country Music Contest at Lake Whippoorwill in Warrenton, Virginia, in 1972. "Any country song you hear nowadays, the guy's either in…
Parking Lot
2004 | 22mins
Parking Lot
2004 | 22mins
A gritty glimpse into the youth culture of a small southern town, where cars serve as symbols of contested identities. Taped in Burlington, North Carolina
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