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Western Boot Making Apprenticeship
2022 | 7mins
Western Boot Making Apprenticeship
2022 | 7mins
Although once ubiquitous, the art and craft of making footwear by hand is a craft that’s practiced by very few people in Massachusetts today. Its survival relies on knowledge,…
When My Work Is Over
2000 | 38mins
When My Work Is Over
2000 | 38mins
The gifted African American storyteller Louise Anderson (1921-1994) tells her family stories and folk tales, and recites poetry in this film taped in Jacksonville, North Carolina,…
Cameraman Has Visited Our Town
1989 | 19mins
Cameraman Has Visited Our Town
1989 | 19mins
An introduction to H. Lee Waters and his Movies of Local People 1936 to 1942. A film by Tom Whiteside.
Jazz Parades
1990 | 58mins
Jazz Parades
1990 | 58mins
Alan Lomax's overview of the Jazz scene in New Orleans with interviews and performances by Majestic Band, the Preservation Hall Band (Willie Humphrey, James "Sing" Miller, Emanuel…
Old Believers
1981 | 29mins
Old Believers
1981 | 29mins
Hixon\'s film documents a real-life wedding in the Old Believer settlements of Marion County, Oregon, in the years 1979 and 1980. The film briefly touches on a wealth of…
Weaving Bitter with the Sweet
2003 | 30mins
Weaving Bitter with the Sweet
2003 | 30mins
A portrait of a Lao refugee woman Mone Saenphimmachak who seeks to overcome loss through the weaving for which her people are famous. Mone Saenphimmachak is a National Heritage…
Flight of the Dove
1989 | 29mins
Flight of the Dove
1989 | 29mins
A portrait of the Portuguese-American dairy-farming community in the Chino Valley of southern California. This is one of the first films ever to document the experiences and…
It Ain't City Music
1973 | 15mins
It Ain't City Music
1973 | 15mins
It Ain't City Music was filmed at the National Country Music Contest at Lake Whippoorwill in Warrenton, Virginia, in 1972. "Any country song you hear nowadays, the guy's either in…
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