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Great Grandfather's Drum

Great Grandfather's Drum

Great Grandfather's Drum

Great Grandfather’s Drum celebrates Japanese-American culture and history in Hawai’i, told through an intimate and joyful portrait of the Maui Taiko drum ensemble, descendants of…

Hrvati!

Half-hour documentary on the artistic and cultural heritage of Croatian immigrants in Washington state. Broadcast February 25, 1981. Exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution Folk…

Dancing with My Father

Dancing with My Father

Dancing with My Father

An intimate view of marriage, divorce, and how adult love is shaped by what a child learns at home. Rock combines self-analysis and dynastic saga as she traces her family demons…

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…

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…

Dedans Le Sud de la Louisiane

Dedans Le Sud de la Louisiane

Dedans Le Sud de la Louisiane

A travelogue study of Cajun and Creole music and culture, circa 1972: a mythical land, its people, their ancient French language and most of all their wonderful musical…

Baghdad Twist

A visual memoir of one family's life in Iraq before escaping to a new home in Canada in the fall of 1970. Featuring a never-before-seen collection of archival images, home movies,…

Gypsies Sing Long Ballads

Gypsies Sing Long Ballads

Gypsies Sing Long Ballads

Scotland’s Gypsies have lived outside mainstream society for more than 500 years. Although some of the “Travelling People” still live by the sides of roads, most live today in…

Texas Tavola

The Tavola di San Giuseppe, an important religious event at which a single Sicilian-American family hosts almost 1,000 guests in honor of St. Joseph.

Pericles in America

Pericles in America

1988 | 1h 8mins

Pericles in America

1988 | 1h 8mins

This musical portrait of immigrant clarinetist Pericles Halkias and the Epirot-Greek community explores the aspirations and ambivalences of Greek-Americans.

From Mambo to Hip Hop

From Mambo to Hip Hop

From Mambo to Hip Hop

From Mambo to Hip-Hop dances through the history of a borough that nurtured two musical movements: the mambo that evolved into salsa, and the hip-hop that arose from the most…

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…

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.

Displaced in the New South

Displaced in the New South

Displaced in the New South

In 1980, there were a few thousand Asian and Latino immigrants in Georgia. By 1994, there were more than 300,000. Displaced in the New South explores the cultural collision…

Ave Maria

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…

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