Pete Seeger Movies

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...

Tribute concert held in 1987 at Carnegie Hall (and later televised on PBS), commemorating Harry Chapin's posthumous receipt of the Congressional...

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...

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

Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.

After getting kicked out of college, Arlo decides to visit his friend Alice for Thanksgiving dinner. After dinner is over, Arlo volunteers to take...

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

Izzy Young was the guru of American folk music. In this documentary covering his legendary Folklore Center in New York Izzy meets with friends and...

55 years ago Pete Seeger didn't name names at the McCarthy hearings and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Out on appeal, blacklisted, watched by...

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

A special concert celebrating the music of children's music entertainer Ella Jenkins, based on the Grammy award-winning album.

Biographical notes on the American singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson (1898-1976). At the height of his fame and skill,...

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

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...

The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.

At the risk of a 5-year prison term, Francesco Da Vinci struggles with his Virginia draft board to be recognized as a sincere conscientious objector...

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

A unique documentary that looks at the political activities of the American Communist Party in the early to mid-twentieth century.

In September of 2004 at the Toronto Film Festival, the Weavers sang together for possibly the last time.

Biography of former vice president Henry A. Wallace.