Tattoo Uprising

Tattoo Uprising

An examination of the artistic and historical roots of today's tattoo explosion.

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The Beat Hotel

The Beat Hotel

The Beat Hotel, a new film by Alan Govenar, goes deep into the legacy of the American Beats in Paris during the heady years between 1957 and 1963...

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Down in Dallas Town

Down in Dallas Town

Through interviews with people on the street and songs recorded to memorialize JFK in the mid-1960s, the film explores the impact of the November...

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Cigarette Blues

Cigarette Blues

Oakland bluesman Sonny Rhodes sings “Cigarette Blues”: a musical warning that compares cigarette smoking with playing with a loaded gun.

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You Don't Need Feet to Dance

You Don't Need Feet to Dance

In the film "You Don't Need Feet to Dance," African immigrant Sidiki Conde, having lost the use of his legs to polio at fourteen, balances his...

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The Poetry of Exactitude

The Poetry of Exactitude

Since 1946, Lucien Mouchet has been making small-scale reproductions of carousels and fairground scenes that existed in the past or are still in...

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Texas Style

Texas Style

Texas Style centers on three generations of Westmoreland family fiddlers, bringing you to the Homecoming, Rodeo, Reunion and Fiddling Contest in...

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Battle of the Guitars

Battle of the Guitars

This is one of three short films in the Living Texas Blues series. Battle of the Guitars shows the ranging influence of Aaron "T-Bone" Walker...

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Little Willie Eason

Little Willie Eason

LITTLE WILLIE EASTON takes the stage of the street and a House of God church south of Miami with his talking, gospel, steel guitar, and performs in...

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Master Qi and the Monkey King

Master Qi and the Monkey King

Master Qi and the Monkey King explores the life and work of the preeminent master of Chinese Opera living in the United States. Qi Shu Fang was a...

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Extraordinary Ordinary People

Extraordinary Ordinary People

Alan Govenar's doc introduces a little-known NEA program honoring masters of folk arts and music.

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Deep Ellum Blues

Deep Ellum Blues

Deep Ellum is a place -- a part of Dallas, Texas. Deep Ellum, along with its legendary music scene built by the likes of Blind Lemon Jefferson...

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Jaber

Jaber

A peek into the creativity of Jaber al Mahjoub, a street artist, originally from Tunisia and now living in Paris, France. Encouraged at an early...

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The Hard Ride: Black Cowboys at the Circle 6 Ranch

The Hard Ride: Black Cowboys at the Circle 6 Ranch

An intimate look at black cowboys as they gather for a rodeo and dance on the 40 acre Circle 6 Ranch in Raywood, Texas.

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