Folklife PBS Video Series
The videos below were some of the first video projects that Florida Folklife Program created and were aired on PBS.
"Learned it in Back Days and Kept It: A portrait of Lucreaty Clark"
In this documentary produced by the Florida Folklife Program, Folk heritage award recipient and white oak basket maker Lucreaty Clark discusses the long tradition of basket making in her Jefferson county family. Visit FloridaMemory.com for the full video.
"Four Corners of the Earth"
This documentary was the result of the Seminole Video Project (1983-1984), a joint effort between the Florida Folklife Program and WFSU -TV. The film profiles Seminole craftswoman and tribal representative Ethel Santiago and addresses issues such as cultural retention within contemporary society; the role of women in Seminole Society; traditional Seminole foods, arts and medicine; and the changing emphasis on clan affiliations. Visit FloridaMemory.com for the full video.
"Fishing All My Days"
Documentary on Fernandina's shrimping industry, produced by the Florida Folklife Program and WUFT-TV 5 of Gainesville (the local PBS station, affiliated with the University of Florida.) The video can be viewed online through the Folkstreams web page. Visit FloridaMemory.com for more information.
"Every Island Has Its Own Song"
This documentary is about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities and narrated by Russ Offenbach. Written and produced by Folklorist Nancy Michael with Yvonne Bryant as assistant producer. The video can also be viewed online on the Folkstreams web page. For more information, visit FloridaMemory.com.
