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arte France presents a mini-documentary about The Piccirilli Factor. With comments by John Belardo, Thayer Tolles, and director Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Black Fiddlers captures the soul of African-American musicians over a 250 year period. Starring Rhiannon Giddens and Earl White the film is now available on Kanopy, and PBS.
Rita Dove: An American Poet is an intimate portrayal exploring life, and early works of the renown American writer. The film is now available on the You Tube link provided.
 
You can now watch the final version of The Art of Joy Brown on site. Just follow the link and prepare yourself to enter the world of an extraordinary ceramist and sculptor.
NOW IN + 45,000 LIBRARIES
OUR films are available in public and academic libraries via Kanopy and Alexander Street, and can also be streamed directly from our Vimeo Channel by following any of the links below.
IN DEVELOPMENT
George Bristow — exploring the legacy of a 19th-century composer who helped shape America’s classical voice; Tiffany in the Wild — tracing works by Louis Comfort Tiffany across America and beyond; and Sonata Mulattica — a film inspired by Rita Dove’s poetic account of George Bridgetower, the Black violinist who inspired Beethoven.

George Bristow

Tiffany in the Wild
Symphony No.4, "Arcadian". From George Bristow: American Composer, a film made possible with the support of The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation
 
Tiffany in the Wild is a work in progress with art historian Richard Guy Wilson, made possible with the support of The Documentary Film Fund.
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