Film Chronicles WPA Art in Norwalk
Film chronicles WPA art in Norwalk By Silvia Foster-Frau Updated Apr 22, 2016 NORWALK — Eighty-one years ago, President Franklin Roosevelt decided to save his country from the Great Depression by arming it — with artists.And the remnants of that effort can be found in more than 30 murals around Norwalk.“He believed that he had to […]
Spring Tour — Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA
We’re kicking off the spring with a New England tour of our film “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA.” You have four chances to see this documentary in May. Then it will be in Maryland in June. We look forward to seeing you in the audience! Read a recent article in the […]
Shooting the New Film
We just concluded a day of shooting for the new film “America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age” in Lewiston, Maine. What a joy it was to be back again with our crew: Ramsey, Phil, Tom, Jayson, Lesley, and Andrea…and, of course, my executive producer, Terri, without whom nothing happens. Let’s be clear, no […]
My Meeting with Tom Sawyer
“TOM!” No answer. “TOM!” No answer. “What’s gone with that boy, I wonder?” What you may not know is that that telling and appropriate phrase…the last sentence above…was not what Twain originally wrote. The original phrase was: “Where can that boy be, I wonder?” Page 1 of Tom Sawyer in the hand of Mark Twain. […]
WPA Documentary Spring Screening Tour
It’s the first day of spring and we’re looking forward to bringing our documentary “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” on a spring tour. Keep your eye on our screening schedule at this link. Can’t make it to a screening? Order the DVD from Amazon at this link. UPCOMING SCREENINGs April 16 […]
Scribbles Reviews “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA”
“The only thing better than this documentary would be for the WPA itself to come back.” ~ Matt Hinrichs, Scrubbles In the depths of the Great Depression, president Franklin Delano Roosevelt took a bold stance in allocating federal money toward putting artists – artists! – on the U.S. government payroll. The legacy of that ambitious plan, the Works […]
Lynd Ward Film at Georgetown University Library
Join us on Thursday, March 31 at 6:00 pm to salute the end of Georgetown University Library’s “Undiscovered Printmakers” exhibition with a screening of our film “O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward.” “The Undiscovered Printmakers: Hidden Treasures at Georgetown Univerisity Library” exhibition in the Special Collections and Charles Marvin Fairchild Memorial Galleries features many works by Lynd […]
WPA Film Spring Tour
Our spring screening schedule is in full swing for “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA.” We are also screening our film “O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward” at Georgetown University. Here are the dates and locations: March 6 — 2:00pmTyler Public LibraryIn conjunction with Smith County Historical Society and The Winners Circle. […]
Inspiring WPA Story from Tyler, Texas
We couldn’t help but be inspired by this article in the Tyler Morning Telegraph. We are so proud to be screening our film “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” again Tyler, Texas on Sunday, March 6 in conjunction with the Tyler Public Library and Smith County Historical Society. Read a short excerpt from the article […]
New documentary film celebrates the art of America’s Gilded Age
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, detail of the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial, 1897. Courtesy of the Saint-Gaudens Memorial. Connecticut-based independent filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films announce a new film project – their seventh in ten years and their sixth “essay in film” – highlighting the arts of the American renaissance…what Mark Twain described as […]