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THE JOURNAL
A DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER'S BLOG
NEW YORK CHARLOTTESVILLE VALENCIA
FEATURE ESSAY
The numbers do not fully absorb. As of this writing, 1,783 cultural heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed in Ukraine since February 24, 2022. Among them, 46 have been completely erased. The Ministry of Culture counts 346 artists and 132 media workers dead. PEN Ukraine had already reached 102 cultural figures killed by the end of 2024, and the count has not stopped. These are not collateral casualties. They are the point.
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BLACK FIDDLERS New Exhibit
ALEXANDER BLACK HOUSE New exhibit at Alexander Black House looks at African influence on regional music Thursday, Nov. 10, 6 to 7 p.m. —...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Kip Lornell and Black Fiddlers
On October 27, I participated in a discussion with students following the screening of Black Fiddlers at George Washington University....
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Oct 27, 20222 min read
Paul Chaleff, The Thinking Pod
Paul Chaleff belongs to that rare breed of artisans that can see beyond the shape and color into a world where artifacts are shaped by socio
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Oct 18, 20222 min read
Black Fiddlers to Screen at VFF
The 35th edition of the Virginia Film Festival will screen Black Fiddler by Eduardo Montes-Bradley as part of the "Black Excellence Series".
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Child of the forest
In the testimony Holocaust survivor Yona Bromberg gave to Eduardo Montes-Bradley, she recalls being herded to the market along with all othe
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Sep 25, 20221 min read
Rita Dove: American Poet
Dove also talks about the impact of the tumultuous 1960s on her awareness of the world—particularly the Civil Rights movement. And she refle
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Sep 25, 20221 min read
Daybreak in Kent
It was going to be my last day by the kiln at Joy Brown’s Studio where the artist is getting a mural ready to be transported, and...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Sep 4, 20221 min read
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...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Aug 16, 20221 min read
Black Fiddlers, nominated
Black Fiddlers, a documentary film exploring the legacy of African Americans who contributed to shaping the cultural landscape of...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Aug 8, 20221 min read
The Other Madisons
Gratification doesn’t always come easy with regards to the performance of one’s own projects in festivals. Nevertheless, I admit I was...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Aug 1, 20221 min read
The Tragedy of Novelli
James Novelli was born in Sulmona, ancient village east of Rome best know as the birthplace of Ovid, and also home to Edmondo...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Jul 22, 20223 min read
A Vancouver Premiere
Enjoy this interview with Back Fiddlers Creator Eduardo Montes-Bradley and featured fiddler Earl White as they discuss their film and the...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Jul 19, 20221 min read
ArtNet / Art World
Daniel Chester French's work is embedded into the civic landscape of the United States, says the film's director Eduardo Montes-Bradley.
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Jul 4, 20221 min read
Here Comes Pablo Tabernero
Born in Berlin in 1910, Weinschenk came of age in a Europe already marked by instability. Trained in photography and immersed in the avant-garde circles of the Weimar Republic, his early work reflects a moment when cinema, art, and politics were deeply intertwined. That trajectory was abruptly interrupted in 1933, when new racial laws forced him out of academic life and into exile.
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Jul 4, 20221 min read
Daniel Chester French
STOCKBRIDGE — “Finally!” That was Donna Hassler’s exclamation as the first film about sculptor Daniel Chester French of Lincoln Memorial...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Jul 4, 20221 min read
With Concord in Mind
Those are perhaps my favorite four words together when presented in that order. Destination in mind is Chesterwood, home studio of Daniel...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Jul 4, 20221 min read
Last Days in Kamenetz
A memory triggered by The Testament (2017), a film about the Holocaust.
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Jun 6, 20222 min read
Martha’s Vineyard '22
The Other Madisons has been included in the Official Selection at the upcoming Martha Vineyards African-American Film Festival. August...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
May 28, 20221 min read
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