The work of Michael Maglaras & Terri Templeton
Experience original content that explores American art and the lives of the people who create it.
We believe American art is something everyone should see for themselves. Through film, we tell stories that expand our understanding of the American artistic tradition and its impact on our everyday lives.
In Maglaras’s experienced hands, Kenneth Clark’s original treatment of art and its foundational relationship to human striving is dramatically updated with powerful images of a mid-century America in profound societal disarray.” – ARTES Magazine
“Mesmerizing and wondrous.” – Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
“A brilliant, creative combination of sounds and images… this film is a tour de force.” – ARTES Magazine
“Maglaras and Templeton’s work is comparable to that of the widely acclaimed Ken Burns.” – New Britain Herald
“A wonderful celebration of America, her people, and her possibilities.” – The Blue Paper
“An excellent analysis of an event that changed the art world.” – Library Journal
“An eye-opening film.” – Daily Press
“Magnificent.” – SiriusXM
“A beautiful introduction to Ward and his work…unforgettable.” – Journal of American History
“An impassioned and endearing documentary about one of America’s greatest thinkers” – The Collector 217 Films’ new documentary “Ralph Waldo Emerson: Give All to Love”
Music is used in film to help transition from scene to scene; to spark and then carry emotional intensity; to round out character and plot.
On Thursday, June 22 the Concord Free Library will host filmmaker Michael Maglaras and writer James Marcus for an evening celebrating Ralph Waldo Emerson. In
In my upcoming film “Ralph Waldo Emerson: Give All to Love” I try to make the case for Emerson’s fearlessness. For Emerson was in fact
I’m making a film about Ralph Waldo Emerson. Yes, that’s the guy you’ve heard of, perhaps know something about. Perhaps you have a distant memory
Announcing 217 Films’ New Documentary “Ralph Waldo Emerson: Give All to Love” ASHFORD, CONNECTICUT (June 9, 2022) – Connecticut-based independent filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217