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John Cohen

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Movies Made By John Cohen (15)

Visions of Mary Frank (2014)

Window in to the vision of Mark Frank's artistic work. ...

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Dancing with the Incas (1992)

Documentary about the most popular music of the Andes -- Huayno music -- and explores the lives of three Huayno musicians in a contemporary Peru torn between the military and the Shining Path guerrillas. ...

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Carnival in Q'eros (1991)

This groundbreaking documentary shows the remarkable Carnival celebrations — never before seen by outsiders — of a remote community of Indians high in the Peruvian Andes. Their culture offers important clues into the Inca past and the roots of Andean c ...

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Pericles in America (1988)

This musical portrait of immigrant clarinetist Pericles Halkias and the Epirot-Greek community explores the aspirations and ambivalences of Greek-Americans. Moving between Queens, New York and northern Greece, it presents the traditional music of Epirus, ...

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Choqela: Only Interpretation (1987)

This provocative and profound film documents the Choqela ceremony, an agricultural ritual and song of the Aymara Indians of Peru. By offering several different translations of the proceedings, the film acknowledges the problems of interpretation as an inhe ...

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Mountain Music of Peru (1984)

A portrait of the folk music, culture and lifestyle of the people of Qeros, high in the Peruvian mountains. ...

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Gypsies Sing Long Ballads (1982)

Scotland's Gypsies have lived outside mainstream society for more than 500 years. Although some of the "Travelling People" still live by the sides of roads, most live today in houses and are under pressure to abandon their culture. This film celebrates the ...

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Post-Industrial Fiddle (1982)

Explores the importance of music-making in the life of a pulp mill worker in rural Maine. ...

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Sara and Maybelle (1981)

A rare filmed performance of the two titular members of the Carter Family. ...

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Fifty Miles from Times Square (1981)

A colorful portrait of life in Putnam County, New York, with its "old-time fiddlers, farmers, commuters, and hippies," where an earlier, more traditional, relaxed style of life continues. This now-classic documentary will generate discussion in a range of ...

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Q'eros: The Shape of Survival (1979)

Exploration of the way of life of the Q'eros Indians of Peru, who have lived in the Andes for more than 3,000 years. ...

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Musical Holdouts (1976)

An expansive survey of American musical subcultures that steadfastly refuse to be blanded by mainstream consciousness. ...

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The End of an Old Song (1969)

John Cohen, founding member of the '50s folk troupe the New Lost City Ramblers, started making films in order to bring together the two disciplines he was heavily active in: music and photography. The End of an Old Song brings us to North Carolina, and dem ...

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The High Lonesome Sound (1963)

The poignant songs of church-goers, miners, and farmers of Hazard in eastern Kentucky express the joys and sorrows of life among the rural poor. John Cohen of the old-time string band the New Lost City Ramblers evocatively illustrates how music and religio ...

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The Sin of Jesus (1961)

An egg-sorting woman shrugs off even the appearance of Christ. From Isaak Babel story. ...

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Doc & Merle (1986)

"Doc & Merle" reaches deep into the relationship between Doc and Merle Watson. It gives an historical overview of their evolution as musicians and explores the special bond between them and the North Carolina mountains they call home. It presents an entert ...

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