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The work of Michael Maglaras & Terri Templeton

WPSU Features Interview with Filmmaker Michael Maglaras

Filmmaker Michael Maglaras of 217 Films will appear on the television program  “Conversations from Penn State” on Penn State Public Broadcasting station WPSU on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 8:00pm. In this edition of this award-winning television series, host Patty Satalia speaks with him about his latest film, “O Brother Man:  The Art and Life of […]

Minnesota Premiere of Lynd Ward Documentary by 217 Films

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 217 Films CONTACT: Tami Kennedy | 207-838-0816 | [email protected]  Minnesota premiere of new film highlights work of graphic novel pioneer: 217 Films’ documentary on Lynd Ward to screen at Minnesota Center for Book Arts Minneapolis, Minnesota (November 15, 2012) – Lynd Ward is the father of the American graphic novel and one […]

May 21: Lynd Ward Documentary at the Providence Public Library

A free screening of 217 Films’ documentary “O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward” will be held at Providence Public Library on Monday, May 21 at 6:00 pm in the Providence Public Library’s Auditorium (150 Empire Street, Providence, RI). The screening will be introduced by filmmaker Michael Maglaras with a short discussion […]

World Premiere of New Lynd Ward Documentary at Penn State University Libraries

Film highlights work of graphic novel pioneer University Park, PA (March 25, 2012) — Penn State University Libraries will host the world premiere of 217 Films’ new documentary on Lynd Ward (1905–1985), the father of the American graphic novel and one of the most prolific book illustrators and printmakers in the history of American art, […]

Penn State Libraries to Digitize Lynd Ward Collection for Documentary by 217 Films

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Penn State Libraries to Digitize Lynd Ward Collection for Documentary by 217 Films Robin Ward Savage, Michael Maglaras, and Terri Templeton UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA (February 21, 2011) – In celebration of the art and life of American printmaker and illustrator, Lynd Ward (1905-1985), 217 Films has given a gift to Penn State […]

217 Films: Documentary about Lynd Ward Announced

Documentary about American Woodcut Artist and Illustrator Lynd Ward Announced ASHFORD, CONNECTICUT (February 10, 2011) – Connecticut-based independent film makers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films announce that their new film project — their fourth film since 2005 — will be on the great American woodcut artist and illustrator Lynd Ward. The film […]