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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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A Fresh Look Into Black Fiddlers
Black Fiddlers, is a documentary that for the first time will tell the story of early American Black fiddlers.
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Jun 25, 20214 min read
Chesterwood, proyecto documental 2022
En agosto me instalo en el estudio del escultor Daniel Chester French en Massachussetts por dos semanas. La idea es pensar en un film documental sobre su relaciono con los espacios. Al menos así surge del requerimiento inicial. Nunca se sabe. -- Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Jun 23, 20212 min read
Early Juneteenth Photo Evidence
Earliest Juneteenth Photo Evidence. Still photo from Black Fiddlers, a documentary film by Eduardo Montes-Bradley,
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Montes-Bradley comenzó «Black Fiddlers» y proyecta un DOC sobre Daniel Chester French
GPS Audiovisual - Buenos Aires, 15 junio, 2021 - Eduardo Montes-Bradley rueda en la ciudad de Mebane, Carolina del Norte, su documental...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Jun 15, 20212 min read
Daniel Chester French
As an artist in residency in Chesterwood, I will have a unique opportunity to explore a possible documentary film about Daniel Chester...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Jun 15, 20211 min read
Back to North Carolina
Coming Saturday I´ll be heading South again. This time the goal is to meet and record with Iris Thompson Chapman in Mebane, hometown of...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Jun 2, 20212 min read
BLACK FIDDLERS: Please join us!
Please join us in the untold story of American Black fiddlers.
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
May 24, 20212 min read
Roxbury International Film Festival, 2021
The Other Madison included in the Official Selection for the Roxbury International Film Festival 2021. The 23rd Annual Roxbury...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
May 9, 20212 min read
Black Fiddlers: The Story
Black Fiddlers is a documentary film about African-American musicians whose contributions to a national cultural identity have yet to be...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Apr 30, 20213 min read
The slave who play the fiddle for gold diggers and fought the indians in Oregon. This is the Louis Southworth Story
The slave who play the fiddle for gold diggers and fought the indians in Oregon. This is the Louis Southworth Story
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Apr 29, 202119 min read
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George
QUICK NOTES for BLACK FIDDLERS As we gear towards the hectic days of principal photography on the road, I rush to put on paper a few...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Apr 19, 20212 min read
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW RELEASE OF DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT CHORAL COMPOSER ALICE PARKER Hawley, MA April 15, 2021– Melodious Accord, Inc. and Heritage Film...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Apr 18, 20212 min read
On The Road with Black Fiddlers
In about then days from today I will be sitting with John Jeramiah Sullivan in his home in Wilmington, NC. The purpose of the interview...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Apr 14, 20211 min read
Black Fiddlers: When the budget increases and you can still get it done on time.
I’m way behind the curve. Keeping up and grooming a blog takes time and substance. Not that my current life lacks either but managing...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Mar 27, 20212 min read
Sankofa! Bring back those precious eggs
We learn something new every day, and every day we prove ourselves wrong on what was learned as if the learning process would require...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Mar 17, 20211 min read
Discos Qualiton: Proyecto de Digitalización
Charlottesville, VA - El proyecto de digitalización Discos Qualiton, tiene por objeto rescatar en formato digital aquellas grabaciones...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Feb 22, 20211 min read
Cuando la fe mueve montañas, de vacunas y milagros.
Uno de los aspectos que distingue a la anécdota del hecho real, es que la anécdota puede forjarse sobre la marcha, enriquecerse con el...
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Feb 3, 20211 min read
Habeas Corpus Tabernero
La complejidad del homenaje por Eduardo Montes-Bradley Eduardo Montes-Bradley es documentalista-fotógrafo y escritor con una amplia trayectoria en cine documental biográfico. Sus trabajos se encuentran disponibles en bibliotecas públicas y académicas. En la actualidad Montes-Bradley trabaja en la realización de un ensayo biográfico sobre la vida y obra de Pablo Tabernero. Montes-Bradley reside en Charlottesville, Estados Unidos, donde imparte cursos de cine documental. Aquel
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Jan 23, 202112 min read
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