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Amazing Grace
1990 | 1h 10mins
Amazing Grace
1990 | 1h 10mins
Across time, oceans and cultures, "Amazing Grace" has endured as one of the most popular pieces of music in the English language. Its universal appeal inspired the acclaimed…
Amen! Music of the Black Church
2020 | 57mins
Amen! Music of the Black Church
2020 | 57mins
"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…
Amish: A People of Preservation
1975 | 54mins
Amish: A People of Preservation
1975 | 54mins
The Amish keep surprising their technology-programmed neighbors by keeping alive ways and beliefs that many modern Americans wish they could recapture. Mennonite historian John…
Angel That Stands By Me: Minnie Evans‘ Paintings
1983 | 29mins
Angel That Stands By Me: Minnie Evans‘ Paintings
1983 | 29mins
A portrait of the African-American visionary artist Minnie Evans from Wilmington, N.C., by Academy Award winning filmmakers Irving Saraf and Allie Light.
Appalachian Journey
1991 | 58mins
Appalachian Journey
1991 | 58mins
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…
Ave Maria
1986 | 27mins
Ave Maria
1986 | 27mins
Documents one of the most important traditions of Boston's Italian-Americans: the annual celebration of the Feast of the Madonna del Soccorso, popularly known as the Fisherman's…
Being A Joines
1981 | 55mins
Being A Joines
1981 | 55mins
John E. "Frail" Joines was a master tale teller from Wilkes County, N. C., on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains. His hunting tales, stories from World War II, and…
Black Delta Religion
1973 | 14mins
Black Delta Religion
1973 | 14mins
This film was made from b/w Super 8mm footage that William Ferris gathered in rural Mississippi in 1968. The film includes footage from rural church services and a full immersion…
Blinking Madonna
1996 | 58mins
Blinking Madonna
1996 | 58mins
After recording an Italian-American religious festival in Boston’s North End with her video camera, filmmaker Beth Harrington’s neighbors tell her that they see a miracle on the…
Bodhidharma‘s Shoe
2008 | 23mins
Bodhidharma‘s Shoe
2008 | 23mins
Tom Davenport\'s account of a seven day intensive Zen sesshin or retreat at Bodhi Manda Zen Center, Jemez Springs, New Mexico.
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…
Cattle Creek Camp Part 1
2007 | 18mins
Cattle Creek Camp Part 1
2007 | 18mins
For many families at Cattle Creek Campground, the annual camp meeting signifies a time of fellowship when families can spend a week away from the hectic pace of modern life.
Cattle Creek Camp Part 2
2007 | 17mins
Cattle Creek Camp Part 2
2007 | 17mins
For many families at Cattle Creek Campground, the annual camp meeting signifies a time of fellowship when families can spend a week away from the hectic pace of modern life.
Circle of the Sun
1960 | 29mins
Circle of the Sun
1960 | 29mins
This short documentary by Colin Low is an invitation to a gathering of the Káínaa of Alberta - as the Sun Dance is captured on film for the first time. The film shows how the…
Company Town
1983 | 25mins
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.
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