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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…

Stranger With a Camera

Stranger With a Camera

Stranger With a Camera

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…

Unbroken Circle

Unbroken Circle

Unbroken Circle

The film traces the development of traditional country music in Vermont from unaccompanied ballads through Franco- and Anglo-American fiddling to radio cowboy bands and…

High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass

High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass

High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass

The 1994 documentary "High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music", directed by Rachel Liebling, traces the evolution of bluegrass music from its Appalachian roots to the present…

Tarheels of the Northwest

Tarheels of the Northwest

Half-hour documentary focusing on the music and cultural traditions of a unique community of North Carolinians, now settled in Darrington, Washington. Released through Southern…

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…

Firehouse Women

Firehouse Women

Firehouse Women

A half-hour 1998 film by Ellen Walter about a North Carolina firehouse that’s been converted into a restaurant and the women who sing gospel music there.

Me and Stella

Geri Ashur’s Me & Stella traces the life of blues musician, folk singer, and composer Elizabeth Cotten—and her guitar, Stella—who is best known for writing the folk standard…

Circle of the Sun

Circle of the Sun

Circle of the Sun

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…

Warriors

Warriors explores the experience of the Native Americans who fought in America's most controversial war- the Vietnam-era conflict. Humorous and unflinching, this program shows us…

Sacred Buffalo People

Sacred Buffalo People

Sacred Buffalo People

The buffalo, or American bison, was once a vital and integral part of the culture of the Plains Indians, centering a spirituality that honored all living things. Sacred Buffalo…

Cree Hunters of the Mistassini

Cree Hunters of the Mistassini

Cree Hunters of the Mistassini

An National Film Board of Canada (NFB) crew filmed a group of three families, Cree hunters from Mistassini. Since times predating agriculture, this First Nations people have gone…

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

Pete Seeger helped introduce America to its own musical heritage, devoting his life to using the power of song as a force for social change. With his deeply-held beliefs, Seeger…

BANJO TALES with Mike Seeger

BANJO TALES with Mike Seeger

BANJO TALES with Mike Seeger

In 2009, filmmaker Yasha Aginsky accompanied the great old-time musician Mike Seeger and his wife Alexia on recording trips through the Southeastern United States.A tireless…

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…

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