Since American Experience debuted in October 1988, a guiding principle of the PBS series has been a belief that history matters. History can help us
Archival Storytelling
Editor’s Note: Primary , the epochal vérité masterpiece from four of Drew Associates, captured the behind-the-scenes drama of candidate/US Senator
Letters from Baghdad, a new feature-length historical documentary that is coming to US theaters on June 2, chronicles the story of a woman who
Editor's Note: This article comes to us courtesy of the Center for Asian American Media ( CAAM). Filmmaker Grace Lee uses the medium of documentary to
A case study of American Revolutionary illustrates the importance of archival footage in telling a full and compelling story.
From Ken Burns’ The Dust Bowl. Courtesy of Historic Adobe Museum It is a well-worn cliché that "a picture is worth a thousand words." Often, there is
The struggle behind re-releasing 'Eyes on the Prize.'
Representatives from two different archives and a filmmaking team spoke to a crowded house at The Cinefamily about how and where to start looking for archival footage.
'On the Bowery: The Films of Lionel Rogosin Volume I' is just out as a two-DVD set via Milestone Film and Video.
Seven-part series airs on Turner Classic Movies through December 13.