The lives of these four artists span different generations and movements, yet three share roots in Spain's Mediterranean arc—Valencia and Catalonia—while Vicente hails from Castile's high plains. Despite their distinct origins, these regions have long been Spain's most outward-looking, connected by trade, art, and a comfort with cultural exchange. Each man carried that sensibility to New York: an appreciation for light and color, a balance between classical training and natur

At the heart of that story stands Lucy Ann Sutton, cousin to Nathaniel Hawthorne. Her recollections, published in the New York Observer on August 4, 1887, constitute one of the few intimate, emotionally textured accounts of Hawthorne’s formative years.

The Piccirilli Factor will be part of the Fall 2025 Film & Video Series at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY. The screening is scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 6 PM, in Manhattan.

“The Art of Joy Brown” Selected for Competition at 2025 Mystic Film Festival.

When we think of Louis Comfort Tiffany, our minds inevitably turn to those iconic stained glass lamps with their iridescent dragonfly wings and poppy blossoms, or perhaps the jewel-toned windows that grace countless churches and private residences. Yet this singular focus on his most commercially successful works has obscured a far more complex and ambitious artistic legacy—one that reveals Tiffany as a pioneering collaborator in America’s emerging vocabulary of interior arch

his article presents a comprehensive narrative synthesis based on Eduardo Montes-Bradley's documentary film "Evita." Drawing from the film's extensive research, archival footage, historical documentation, and expert analysis, the following account reconstructs the extraordinary trajectory of María Eva Duarte de Perón from her humble origins in rural Argentina to her emergence as one of Latin America's most powerful and controversial political figures.

Throughout the film, Montes-Bradley weaves personal archival materials, interviews, and on-location filming with understated sensitivity. We see Lankes’s legacy not only through his prints but also through the memories of scholars, collectors, and descendants who help reconstruct the arc of his life—from Buffalo to Europe, from Vermont to Virginia.

here are moments during filming that never make it to the screen—far more of them than one might imagine. I’m not referring to bloopers, those lighthearted clips some reserve for the credits when all is said and done. I mean the other kind—the ones that stay with you, etched in memory.

The opportunity to reshape global perceptions of American culture is within our grasp. We invite you to join us in this crucial mission by supporting the Documentary Film Fund.

I miss John Herr. He would occasionally ride his bicycle and visit with a bag full of tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers from his garden on the other side of Lewis Mountain. John was a friend of mine—a poet and a scientist.

We’re proud to represent in Cannes a production model built on philanthropic collaboration and a commitment to making these stories freely available to students and the public through academic and public libraries.

Written with intelligent humor, a fine style, a clear structure, brisk narration, and full of details, it breaks some molds of the genre—not only in what it reveals about the young Cortázar and his family, but also through Eduardo Montes-Bradley’s informal, demystifying, and warm tone.

How America’s ideological refugees have found sanctuary in Russia across nearly a century—first fleeing conservatism, now fleeing...

When the Bristows came to Brooklyn, not in pursuit of riches but perhaps something far more elusive: opportunity.

In 2009, I created a film about Cuban-American painter Humberto Calzada. What emerged was more than a biographical portrait—it became a meditation on exile, memory, and the quiet power of art to reclaim what was lost.

We are proud to see 18 of our films streaming on Kanopy, a platform that brings thoughtful, independent storytelling to public and academic libraries across the U.S. and beyond. These titles—now available to students, educators, and the general public—represent over two decades of documentary work exploring history, music, race, art, exile, resistance, and identity.

Documentary Film Fund invites you to discover a curated selection of my documentary films, now available to stream for free with your public library card or university login at Kanopy.com

What began as a quiet walk through Woodlawn in search of Bristow’s forgotten grave led to a four-hour conversation at Bard with one of the country’s most respected educators. A composer once silenced by time, remembered only in stone—now begins to be heard again, through film.