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River, Rails or Road

River, Rails or Road

River, Rails or Road

“River, Rails or Road” reflects singer-songwriter Tom Breiding’s admiration for his home state of West Virginia, his respect for the triumphs, hardships and dedication of the…

Luther Metke at 94

Luther Metke at 94

Luther Metke at 94

Luther Metke at 94 is a 1979 American short documentary film directed by Jorge Preloran and Steve Raymen at the Ethnographic Film Program, University of California, Los Angeles.…

Miles of Smiles

Miles of Smiles

Miles of Smiles

Miles of Smiles tells the untold story of the Pullman porters who organized America’s first Black trade union – the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. But this inspiring film…

Union Time

2018 | 1h 9mins

2018 | 1h 9mins

Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights follows the story of workers at the Smithfield Pork Processing plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina, who fought for safe, fair working…

I Always do My Collars First

I Always do My Collars First

I Always do My Collars First

Following four dynamic Cajun women in Southwestern Louisiana as they go about their daily lives while telling and showing us what ironing means to them. Ironing is a nurturing,…

Becoming Geppetto

Becoming Geppetto

2022 | 1h 10mins

Becoming Geppetto

2022 | 1h 10mins

Becoming Geppetto gives us an intimate and serenely meditative front-row seat to the Petros's guitar making process, as well as a look into their family life and history.

Weaving Indiana

Weaving Indiana

Weaving Indiana

Weaving Indiana presents the lives and work of two rag-rug makers who learned to weave on their family farm in Bartholomew County, Indiana.

Winter Crossing at L'lsle-Aux-Coudres

Winter Crossing at L'lsle-Aux-Coudres

Winter Crossing at L'lsle-Aux-Coudres

This 1960 film from the National Film Board of Canada documents Quebec islanders’ traditional knowledge and communal skill as they make a dangerous winter crossing over the frozen…

Boom and Bust

Boom and Bust is a meditation on economic cycles and the American Dream. This remarkable film tells the story of industrial expansion and decline along the Erie Canal, and…

Jesse Marsolais, Letter Carver Letterpress Printer

Jesse Marsolais, Letter Carver Letterpress Printer

Jesse Marsolais, Letter Carver Letterpress Printer

Short film about Jesse Marsolais who works in old ways – traditional methods of letterpress printing and letter carving in stone and wood – to meet customers’ needs one letter at…

Company Town

The former coal town of Widen, West Virginia. Once a model of paternalistic domination, Widen had been sold to the Pittston corpration in 1963.

Virginia Peanut Story

Virginia Peanut Story

Virginia Peanut Story

The Virginia Peanut Story tells the rise and fall of the dominance of the Virginia/Carolina peanut industry. Aided by returning Union soldiers after the Civil War, railroads and…

Loggers And Their Lore

Loggers And Their Lore

Loggers And Their Lore

A look at the poetry, songs, crafts and festivals of Northwest loggers. Aired 1987. Won PMN “Best of the West” award, Cultural Documentary, 1988. Funded by National Endowment for…

Clotheslines

With verve and humor, this film shows the love/hate relationship that women have with the task of cleaning the family's clothes. As we see the clothes flapping in the wind and…

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