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Give Me the Banjo

Give Me the Banjo

Following the Broadcast Premiere on PBS Fall Arts Festival in November, The Banjo Project will be available on DVD. Check local listings for times.

1913 Massacre

1913 Massacre

A once-thriving mining town in Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula is still haunted by the tragic events that inspired Woody Guthrie’s song, 1913 Massacre.

Lester Lives

Lester Lives

The mission of this film is to present and preserve Lester Young’s legacy by rediscovering and interpreting his life through the lens of American culture. To inform a new generation who knows little of this time and the musicians who played jazz on the front lines of a battlefield that still burns.

The Life & Legend of Lenny Breau

The Life & Legend of Lenny Breau

An intimate look into the troubled life and musical genius of jazz guitar legend Lenny Breau. This film examines his tumultuous history and investigates the still unsolved murder of the musician many considered the greatest guitar player in the world.

Native American Marching Bands

Native American Marching Bands

A surprising and engaging picture of this little-known Native music scene. The film challenges viewers to expand their definition of Native American music and broaden their understanding of contemporary Indian life.

Sweet Old Song

Sweet Old Song

In his final years, string-band musician and national treasure Howard Louie Bluie Armstrong shared a life of creativity and feisty humor with artist Barbara Ward. Together they undertook a bittersweet journey to discover the past and their place in it.

Teenage

Teenage

New preview clip and blog now online for this unconventional historical film about youth culture before the 1950s and the creation of teenagers.

Wild Combination

Wild Combination

A visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his untimely death from AIDS in 1992, Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art.

The Winding Stream

The Winding Stream

Congratulations on a successful Kickstarter campaign. Lots of great videos and updates still available on the page.