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Hrvati!
1982
Hrvati!
1982
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…
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…
Clifftop Cameos (1)
2015 | 7mins
Clifftop Cameos (1)
2015 | 7mins
Short film highlighting the passion of the people who come to the Cifftop festival in West Virginia and play together with their friends.
Old Timey Horse Farmers' Gathering
2006 | 18mins
Old Timey Horse Farmers' Gathering
2006 | 18mins
Filmmaker Stan Woodward stopped by a festival with people demonstrating horse and mule farming near the town of Blackville, South Carolina.
Raquetteurs
1958 | 14mins
Raquetteurs
1958 | 14mins
This short documentary records the celebration and ritual surrounding a snowshoe competition in Sherbrooke, Canada in the late 1950s. The film marked the beginning of a new…
Hong Kong Hungry Ghost Festival
1971 | 28mins
Hong Kong Hungry Ghost Festival
1971 | 28mins
Dedans Le Sud de la Louisiane
1972 | 45mins
Dedans Le Sud de la Louisiane
1972 | 45mins
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…
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…
Welcome to Spivey‘s Corner
1978 | 17mins
Welcome to Spivey‘s Corner
1978 | 17mins
In 1979 Keir Cline shot footage at the Tenth Annual National Hollerin’ Contest in Spivey’s Corner, a small crossroads community in southeastern North Carolina. The festival had…
My Town
1986 | 26mins
My Town
1986 | 26mins
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…
Dance All Night - The Highwoods Stringband Story
2018 | 1h 18mins
Dance All Night - The Highwoods Stringband Story
2018 | 1h 18mins
In the 1970s, the Highwoods Stringband’s unique blend of musical brilliance, exuberance, sparkling wit, and eclectic repertoire introduced tens of thousands of delighted listeners…
Family Across the Sea
1990 | 57mins
Family Across the Sea
1990 | 57mins
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.
Everybody Promenade
2007 | 27mins
Everybody Promenade
2007 | 27mins
The Farmall Promenade is an eight member, all male troupe of farmers who, as four male-'female' square dancing couples, perform across the Midwest. They have a passion for the…
Rattlesnakes
1992 | 24mins
Rattlesnakes
1992 | 24mins
The annual rattlesnake bagging contest at this tiny Appalachian festival includes a parade, a fair, firefighters’ contests, and a greased pig chase. A George Hornbein/Ken Thigpen…
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…
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