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BLACK FIDDLER’S NOTES
A deep dive into the legacy of Black performers who shaped the music of a new nation, the film features the music and reflections of David R


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The Art of Joy Brown
If I have been absent for the last few weeks for a very good reason: The Art of Joy Brown. The film is about its name sake, a remarkable...


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Mourning Victory
It is a fact that were all the dwellers there simultaneously to respond to the resurrection-call, Thoreau would be within easy conversing…


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Chesterwood Announces Film
Chesterwood is pleased to announce the development of “Daniel Chester French” a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Eduardo...


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Beyond the Female Form
It is exceptional, to say the least, to find statues, busts or otherwise dedicated to female historical figures in America. In fact, as...


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HFP at The MET
During the last several months I had the opportunity to walk on the shoes of Daniel Chester French, the famed sculptor of the Lincoln...


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The Monumental Cycle of Life
The monument to King George III on Bowling Green downed by a group of New Yorkers following a reading of the newly adopted Declaration of In


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Sculptor Judith Shea
I’m finally back in Virginia, editing conversations and b-roll captured in the freezing cold over the last two weeks in New York. At...


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All Things Considered
A new documentary film about African - American musicians and their contribution to American music has been completed by a...


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On Location in Richmond, Va
It was a good day in Richmond with David Dearinger. He did most of the talking about male and female figures in the sculptured work of...


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The Other Madisons Release
Kanopy Streaming announced the immediate release of The Other Madisons, the hidden story of the Black descendants of James Madison,...


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On Location at the MET
A two-day filming escapade to New York On a recent two-day shoot in NYC with had an opportunity to meet Thayer Tolles, Marica F. Vilcek...


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Rhiannon Giddens
It was meant to be a special day out by the house of legendary fiddler Joe Thomson, the last in a long series of interviews for Black...

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Marshall Wyatt: A Conversation
“Wyatt is one of a handful of American music historians and record collectors, who, through their own devotion and- in some cases-...


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Grand Jury Prize for Alice!
No Class A festival comes even close to the feeling of being in community, surrounded by young filmmakers trying to break into a rewards...


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Life According to Ludwig
I'm delighted to be working with Executive Producer Johannah Lyons Castleman on Life According to Ludwig, a documentary film about Ludwig...

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French goes to Florence
Following on Daniel Chester French’s trip to Europe through his correspondence. Some letters are more interesting than others. The...


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New York, 1911
This documentary, part of MoMA's extraordinary collection, was made by the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern as part of a series...


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Filming at Estouteville
This coming Sunday I will be filming at Estouteville house for the upcoming documentary film on Ludwig Kuttner. The location promises to...


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Ludwig Kuttner’s Film
Celebrating The Life and Times of Ludwig Kuttner Ludwig Kuttner is a visionary, an inventor, a friend of the arts born in Munich in 1946....
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