With Director Jeanine Butler, narrated by Julian Bond
In the 1930s and early ’40s, a group of New Deal-sponsored photographers traversed the country chronicling the lives of Americans — rich and poor, urban and rural, black and white — to create one of the most astonishing documentary portraits of America ever compiled.
These legendary still photographers, including [...]
The 21st Virginia Film Festival, my fifteenth and last one as director, culminated with a gathering in the countryside that embodied what I’ve loved about this festival. I’ll describe it below, but you can also check out our wrapup press release to read about some of the festival’s more public highlights. The release barely skims [...]
October 31, 2008 — Documentary filmmaker and director Juan Mandelbaum will be on hand for the screening of his latest film, “Our Disappeared (Nuestros Desaparecidos),” to be shown at Vinegar Hill Theatre Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. The screening is part of the Virginia Film Society series.
Mandelbaum tells his story through archival footage and contemporary [...]
