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The work of Michael Maglaras & Terri Templeton

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. […]

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. […]

Antiques And The Arts Features 217 Films New Documentary on the Arts of the WPA

Antiques And The Arts Weekly is featuring an excerpt from 217 Films‘ new documentary on the arts of the WPA on its website.  Check it out at this link. “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” is the sixth film for Ashford, Connecticut filmmaker Michael Maglaras and his wife and executive producer, Terri […]

Lynd Ward Film at Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

217 Films’ “O Brother Man: The Art and and Life of Lynd Ward” Makes Columbus Debut at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum Lynd Ward is the father of the American graphic novel and one of the most prolific book illustrators and printmakers in the history of American art.  The Columbus premiere of 217 […]

217 Films: Bringing American Art to Life

“There isn’t enough film footage around about our great American visual culture legacy and I am very passionate about learning more about it.  America has been good to me and I feel that I must give back and I do that by telling stories of American Art; citizenship means giving back.”  ~ Michael Maglaras, Filmmaker […]

WPA Film Returns to Tyler, Texas

Smith County Historical Society, in collaboration with The Live and Kicking Winners Circle of Tyler, Texas will screen “Enough to Live On:  The Arts of the WPA” on Sunday, March 6 at 2:00pm in the Taylor Auditorium of the Tyler Public Library. This is the second time this film has been shown in Tyler.   […]

New Screening Dates for Documentaries by 217 Films

New screening dates have been added for 217 Films‘ documentaries on the arts of the WPA and American illustrator Lynd Ward.  The full schedule can be viewed at this link.  “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” was released in 2015 and celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Works Progress Administration and the programs it […]