Pete Seeger Movies
- 2011
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune6.5712011HD
From civil rights to the anti-war movement to the struggles of workers, folksinger Phil Ochs wrote topical songs that engaged his audiences in the...
- 1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand01999HD
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic...
- 1984
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'51984HD
A warmhearted memorial to the folk singer whose songs galvanized organizers and guitar-pickers across the United States. Part biography, part...
- 2008
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan8.52008HD
This fascinating program tells the story of the music and artists that have influenced Bob Dylan throughout his career. Although his reputation as a...
- 2001
A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes
A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes02001HD
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....
- 2011
Give Me the Banjo
Give Me the Banjo7.22011HD
The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live stage/multi-media performance, and a website that...
- 1983
Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists
Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists6.41983HD
A unique documentary that looks at the political activities of the American Communist Party in the early to mid-twentieth century.
- 1970
The Arlo Guthrie Show
The Arlo Guthrie Show01970HD
A concert featuring singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie. Performing from Austin, Texas, the folk-singer is joined by guest artists.
- 1961
Cattle Ranch
Cattle Ranch01961HD
This short documentary offers a portrait of life on a cattle ranch, for both its human and animal inhabitants. Featuring sprightly music by folk...
- 1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
To Hear Your Banjo Play4.51947HD
A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.
- 1997
An Act of Conscience
An Act of Conscience01997HD
When a young couple buys a contested home at auction from the U.S. government for $5,400, they become involved in a political and moral battle much...
- 2013
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain02013HD
Big Bill Broonzy would inspire a generation of musicians, yet he was not the man they believed him to be. This first, very intimate, biography of the...
- 1977
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration01977HD
A tribute concert honoring the life of legendary folksinger Phil Ochs recorded at the Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum in 1976.
- 1978
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert01978HD
Full concert recorded live at Wolf Trap, VA for PBS broadcast. Arlo and Pete are joined onstage by the band Shanandoah on many of their well-loved...
- 2000
The Internationale
The Internationale02000HD
THE INTERNATIONALE draws on people's stories of an emotionally charged radical song (the long-time anthem of socialism and communism) to celebrate...
- 1984
Chords of Fame
Chords of Fame01984HD
Documentary about the life of folk singer Phil Ochs.
- 2002
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...
- 1962
The Streets of Greenwood
The Streets of Greenwood01962HD
THE STREETS OF GREENWOOD (1962), looks at voter registration efforts by the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)and a concert in a...
- 1982
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time7.21982HD
Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.
- 1971
The Foolish Frog
The Foolish Frog81971HD
A farmer wanted words to go with the tune he was playing when he saw a frog sitting on the bank of the stream. The frog did something silly which...