Pete Seeger Movies

  • 1999
    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

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    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic...

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
  • 2007
    Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

    Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

    Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

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    Interviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artist and activist Pete Seeger.

    Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
  • 1964
    Singing Fishermen of Ghana

    Singing Fishermen of Ghana

    Singing Fishermen of Ghana

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    This film documents work songs of a fishing community in Ghana

    Singing Fishermen of Ghana
  • 1947
    To Hear Your Banjo Play

    To Hear Your Banjo Play

    To Hear Your Banjo Play

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    A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.

    To Hear Your Banjo Play
  • 2008
    Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan

    Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan

    Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan

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    This fascinating program tells the story of the music and artists that have influenced Bob Dylan throughout his career. Although his reputation as a...

    Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
  • 1946
    The Fight for Maritime Unity

    The Fight for Maritime Unity

    The Fight for Maritime Unity

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    This film speaks to the need for solidarity between all maritime unions, vividly recounting the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, which culminated...

    The Fight for Maritime Unity
  • 2007
    Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

    Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

    Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

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    Documentary about Charles Olson, exploring his life and the significance of Gloucester, Massachusetts.

    Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
  • 1966
    Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

    Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

    Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

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    Pete and Toshi Seeger, their son Daniel, and folklorist Bruce Jackson visited a Texas prison in Huntsville in March of 1966 and produced this rare...

    Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison
  • 1977
    Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

    Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

    Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

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    A tribute concert honoring the life of legendary folksinger Phil Ochs recorded at the Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum in 1976.

    Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
  • 1970
    THE MANY COLORED PAPER

    THE MANY COLORED PAPER

    THE MANY COLORED PAPER

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    The Family of musician Peter Seeger and filmmaker Toshi Seeger celebrate the season of Christmas by making home made wrapping paper. Their daughter...

    THE MANY COLORED PAPER
  • 2005
    Henry A. Wallace

    Henry A. Wallace

    Henry A. Wallace

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    Biography of former vice president Henry A. Wallace.

    Henry A. Wallace
  • 2003
    Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

    Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

    Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

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    For some 30 years, they embodied "country blues" for folk music audiences around the globe. Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were once ubiquitous, and...

    Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
  • 1980
    Canto Libre - den fria sången

    Canto Libre - den fria sången

    Canto Libre - den fria sången

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    A concert program about the current development of the free Latin American music presented by a wide range of artists, performers and groups from...

    Canto Libre - den fria sången
  • 1965
    The Creative Person: The Folksinger

    The Creative Person: The Folksinger

    The Creative Person: The Folksinger

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    Three of the top folksinger-composers - Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs, and Buffy Sainte-Marie - are featured here. These are the new "city" folksingers whose...

    The Creative Person: The Folksinger
  • 2023
    Down By The Riverside

    Down By The Riverside

    Down By The Riverside

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    “If there’s hope for the human race, there’s hope for the Hudson.” —Pete Seeger In the summer of 1969, legendary folk...

    Down By The Riverside
  • 2002
    Strange Fruit

    Strange Fruit

    Strange Fruit

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    In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled...

    Strange Fruit
  • 1962
    The Streets of Greenwood

    The Streets of Greenwood

    The Streets of Greenwood

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    THE STREETS OF GREENWOOD (1962), looks at voter registration efforts by the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)and a concert in a...

    The Streets of Greenwood
  • 1984
    Chords of Fame

    Chords of Fame

    Chords of Fame

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    Documentary about the life of folk singer Phil Ochs.

    Chords of Fame
  • 2001
    A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes

    A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes

    A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes

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    A Sigh and a Wish tells the story of pioneer folklorist Helen Creighton and of the enduring appeal of her remarkable collections of song and story....

    A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes
  • 1961
    Cattle Ranch

    Cattle Ranch

    Cattle Ranch

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    This short documentary offers a portrait of life on a cattle ranch, for both its human and animal inhabitants. Featuring sprightly music by folk...

    Cattle Ranch