New WPA Film Screens at the Smithsonian
Last week, filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films screened their new film “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” to a standing room only crowd at the New Britain Museum American Art. On June 17, “Enough to Live On” will be shown again at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. […]
Orson Welles: A Tale of Two Macbeths
Orson Welles in 1937. In 1937, Orson Welles recreated Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” as taking place not in Scotland…but in Haiti. What became known as the “Voodoo Macbeth” ran in New York City for weeks and toured America for months. It is, and remains, an outstanding example of the innovative arts of the Works Progress Administration. […]
Susan Dunne Goes Behind the Scenes of New Film on the Arts of the WPA
Susan Dunne of the Hartford Courant takes you behind the scenes of 217 Films’ new documentary on the arts of the WPA. Read her article at this link. Don’t miss the world premiere of “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” this Thursday, May 14th at the New Britain Museum of American Art. […]
Connecticut Magazine Features 217 Films
The New Britain Museum of American Art brings you the film. Kate Hartman at Connecticut Magazine brings you the story. Read all about the May 14 world premiere of our new film “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” at this link. WHAT: World Premiere of 217 Films’ “Enough to Live On: The […]
On This Day in History
WORLD PREMIERE A New Film by Michael Maglaras Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA View clips at this link. Filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton return to the New Britain Museum of American Art with a celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Works Progress Administration…the WPA…the federal initiative that, using art, theater, […]
Sneak Peak: Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA
Our new film “Enough the Live On: The Arts of the WPA” includes a section about the Harlem Renaissance and the groundbreaking work of the great muralist Aaron Douglas. This clip from the film is introduced with the poetry of Langston Hughes and features a composition by African American composer William Grant Still and an […]
World Premiere — Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA
Detail: Life of Action, Carl W. Peters, 1937. Mural. Photography: Fotowerks/St. Clair Photo Imaging, Rochester, NY On May 6, 1935…the arts in America started to lift us out of the Great Depression. On May 14, 2015…at the New Britain Museum of American Art, we celebrate the arts that helped us rebuild our society. Filmmakers Michael […]
New film on the arts of the WPA features the Harlem Renaissance
Our new film “Enough the Live On: The Arts of the WPA” will include a section about the Harlem Renaissance and the groundbreaking work of the great muralist Aaron Douglas. This clip from the film is introduced with the poetry of Langston Hughes and features a composition by African American composer William Grant Still and […]
Why did 300 artists paint 20,000 objects?
Writer/director Michael Maglaras introduces an important excerpt from the upcoming 217 Films release of “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” (Music by David Dvorin). Michael Maglaras introduces the Index of American Design excerpt from his new film about the arts of the WPA from 217 Films on Vimeo. This clip features the […]
Interview with Michael Maglaras & Excerpt From His New Film About the Arts of the WPA
In this film clip, writer/director Michael Maglaras of 217 Films discusses two WPA-era murals by Carl W. Peters used in his forthcoming film “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA.” Interview with Michael Maglaras and excerpt from his new film about the arts of the WPA from 217 Films on Vimeo. “Enough to […]