Regional Cultures Films (Appalachia)

Stranger With a Camera
Stranger With a Camera
2000 | 1h
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Stranger With a Camera
2000 | 1h
During the 1960s, filmmakers from around the world came to Appalachia to document the dire conditions of the region’s poorest residents. Media focused the nation’s attention on…
Company Town
Company Town
1983 | 25mins
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Company Town
1983 | 25mins
The former coal town of Widen, West Virginia. Once a model of paternalistic domination, Widen had been sold to the Pittston corpration in 1963.
Ballad of Frankie Silver
Ballad of Frankie Silver
1996 | 47mins
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Ballad of Frankie Silver
1996 | 47mins
In 1833 Mrs. Frances Silver was hanged in Morganton, North Carolina, for the ax murder of her husband Charles. Tom Davenport's film explores the case through the singing and…
Madison County Project
Madison County Project
2005 | 24mins
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Madison County Project
2005 | 24mins
This video examines the tradition of unaccompanied ballad singing in Madison County, North Carolina and how both documentary work and the power of family and community have…
End of an Old Song
End of an Old Song
1969 | 30mins
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End of an Old Song
1969 | 30mins
Filmed in the mountains of North Carolina, this acclaimed documentary revisits the region where English folklorist Cecil Sharp collected British ballads in the early 1900s. The…
Fiddlers‘ Grove: A Celebration of Old Time
Fiddlers‘ Grove: A Celebration of Old Time
1994 | 56mins
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Fiddlers‘ Grove: A Celebration of Old Time
1994 | 56mins
Every spring for more than 75 years musicians from all over the country gather in the foothills of North Carolina at Fiddler's Grove. Susan and Donna Campbell's hour-long…
Blow the Tannery Whistle
Blow the Tannery Whistle
1994 | 34mins
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Blow the Tannery Whistle
1994 | 34mins
Playwrite Gary Carden's story of growing up in Sylva, North Carolina.
Edd Presnell: Dulcimer Maker
Edd Presnell: Dulcimer Maker
1973 | 6mins
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Edd Presnell: Dulcimer Maker
1973 | 6mins
Edd Presnell, a mountain craftsman and native of Watauga County, North Carolina, demonstrates and comments on the construction of a dulcimer. Presnell learned his craft from his…
Sitting On Top of the World at the Fiddlers‘ Convention
Sitting On Top of the World at the Fiddlers‘ Convention
1974 | 24mins
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Sitting On Top of the World at the Fiddlers‘ Convention
1974 | 24mins
The fiddlers' convention at Union Grove is the oldest bluegrass music festival of the U.S., held on the eastern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. This film…
High Lonesome Sound
High Lonesome Sound
1963 | 30mins
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High Lonesome Sound
1963 | 30mins
John Cohn's remarkable documentary explores the lives of Appalachian mountain people in a depressed area of Kentucky through spiritual and folk music. Presents songs by revivalist…
Handmade
Handmade
2011 | 30mins
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Handmade
2011 | 30mins
Handmade examines the white oak basketry tradition in Cannon County, Tennessee, and the evolution of baskets from utilitarian gathering vessels to intricate, prized, works of folk…
Mountain Talk
Mountain Talk
2003 | 56mins
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Mountain Talk
2003 | 56mins
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…
Bessie Eldreth
Bessie Eldreth
1996 | 28mins
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Bessie Eldreth
1996 | 28mins
Bessie Eldreth (1913-2016) was fond of saying, “Singing is my life,” and she told engaging stories not only about her singing but also about the rewards and challenges she…

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