New Film on the Arts of the WPA Creates Buzz in Portland, Maine
Film lovers and fans of WPA art turned out in full force in Portland, Maine last week for a special showing of “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA.” This screening raised funds for Goodwill Industries of Northern New England. Read more about this film in The Forecaster and listen to a public […]
WPA Documentary Screens in Rochester, New York
New Documentary on the Arts of the WPA Features Rochester Murals: Remarkable Photography Process Captures These Historic Depression Era Works On Sunday, October 18, independent filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Filmsreturn to Rochester with the New York premiere of their new film “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” celebrating […]
New Documentary “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” Now Available on DVD
Independent filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films announce that their new film celebrating the 80th anniversary of the WPA is now available on DVD. The DVD of “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” can be purchased through Amazon at this link. Excerpts from the film can be viewed […]
Maine Film Premiere — Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA
On Thursday, October 8, independent filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films return to Portland with the Maine premiere of their new film “Enough to Live On:The Arts of the WPA” celebrating the 80th anniversary of this epic undertaking…a celebration of President Franklin Roosevelt’s idea that the arts in America could be a […]
Buzz is Building in the Motor City for New WPA Film
Tuesday, Sept 15One-night-only! Our new film “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” will screen at Cinema Detroit. Don’t miss your chance to see it! View clips from the film at this link.WHAT: “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” introduced by filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films. A […]
ARTES Magazine Reviews 217 Films’ New Documentary on the Arts of the WPA
“With the recent release of their sixth and latest essay in film, “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA,” 217 Films has brilliantly captured the tenor of that times, with all of its complexity, controversy and hope. Husband and wife team, Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton, production company executives, have demonstrated their ability to delve into […]
One Night Only at Cinema Detroit: New WPA Film Featuring Diego Rivera’s “Detroit Industry” Murals
September 15: Connecticut filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films are coming to Detroit to screen their new film “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” at Cinema Detroit. When Franklin Roosevelt created the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in May of 1935, he wanted to use the arts in America to help lift […]
Director’s Statement – Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA
By Michael Maglaras Eighty years ago in 1935, as we were in the middle of the Great American Depression, many people asked whether America’s best days were behind her. From time to time, as I am stunned by what I see and read in so much of today’s news, I ask that same question, as […]
The Arts of the WPA on the Big Screen in Detroit
The next stop for our new film “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” is September 15 at Cinema Detroit. Filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films will introduce the screening. “Enough to Live On” celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Works Progress Administration and the Federal Art Project; the New Deal […]
TIME — Harry Hopkins Starts Work (May 22, 1933)
Terri Templeton, Diana Hopkins Halsted and Michael Maglaras Last night, we screened our new film “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum to a thoughtful and enthusiastic audience. We were honored to have Diana Hopkins Halsted and her family attend. Diana is the daughter of Harry Hopkins, […]