Featured Films
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Burgoo2008 | 56mins
Burgoo2008 | 56minsFrom pioneer days in Kentucky came a stew prepared by farmers and hunters. They called it Burgoo. No one knows where the name came from, but one thing is very clear, the passion… -
Learned it in Back Days and Kept It1981 | 28minsLearned it in Back Days and Kept It1981 | 28minsPortrait 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… -
Gimble‘s Swing1981 | 27minsGimble‘s Swing1981 | 27minsKen Harrison\'s 1981 profile of Johnny Gimble and his life in Western Swing. Johnny Gimble received an NEA National Heritage Award in 1994. -
Steppin‘1992 | 55minsSteppin‘1992 | 55minsIntroduces viewers to the step show, an exciting dance style popular today among black fraternities and sororities. In addition to many rousing, crowd-pleasing performances, the… -
Fishing All My Days1986 | 29minsFishing All My Days1986 | 29minsA 1986 film about open sea sprimp fishing in Florida, showing the techniques, rituals, and superstitions of the African American, Anglo, and Mediterranean fishermen.