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Popular/Participatory Dance

Zydeco in Northern California
Content Project
This radio documentary, on the zydeco community of California, will be produced with an eye toward creating a character-driven narrative, exploring how Louisiana Creoles have maintained their ethnic identity by recreating their musical culture in the Bay Area.
BUSK!
Content Project
BUSK! is a character-driven documentary about how an emerging cultural center like Charlotte, NC can – (and should!) – encourage street art and performance. With an inquisitive and playful spirit, the film follows the lives of four local street performers to promote an understanding and appreciation for art that reaches beyond the walls of a gallery, theater, or concert hall.
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Song of the Bird King
Content Project

Song of the Bird King is a 90 min documentary about two musicians who follow the almost extinct Bird King in the sky and find and meet seven disappearing tribes across the Philippine Islands. While it might be too late to reverse the environmental devastation threatening the tribes' existence, the two set up to record their oral traditions, music and dance before their existence becomes definite and irreversible.

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Ipuina Kontatu [Telling Stories]
Content Project

Ipuina Kontatu: The Basque Way is a documentary which explores 25 centuries of Basque culture and considers its preservation as a tale about the twin possibilities of tradition and innovation. The dramatic struggle of adoption and adaptation by which Basque culture has flourished while preserving its ancient roots offers a paradigm by which to consider the essential core of cultural identities and their situation in our modern and global society.

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"Determined To Dance!": Company 'd'
Content Project
Documentary portrait of extraordinary dance ensemble from Memphis composed of young adults with Down syndrome. Profiles individual dancers and their families, includes performances as well.
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Trail of Feathers: The Missile Dick Chicks Take on America
Content Project
A musical documentary that asks the question: What would make a group of New York Women strap missiles to their crotches and take to the streets of the US in a parody celebration of war and greed? 
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The Banjo Project: The Story of America's Instrument
Content Project
"The Banjo Project" is a history of America's quintessential musical instrument from its African roots to the present, featuring performances and commentary by contemporary masters such as Earl Scruggs, Pete Seeger, Bela Fleck, Taj Mahal and Mike Seeger. In its diverse musical forms and contested social history, the banjo highlights conflicts still at the heart of American culture today.
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