Pete Seeger Movies
- 2014
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer7.22014HD
In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created...
- 2002
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour22002HD
The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.
- 1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
To Hear Your Banjo Play4.51947HD
A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.
- 1945
Pick a Bale of Cotton
Pick a Bale of Cotton01945HD
Blues/Folk Performer Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) speaks and performs several songs in various settings.
- 2000
The Internationale
The Internationale02000HD
THE INTERNATIONALE draws on people's stories of an emotionally charged radical song (the long-time anthem of socialism and communism) to celebrate...
- 2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial4.62009HD
A public celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America at the Lincoln Memorial and the...
- 1984
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'51984HD
A warmhearted memorial to the folk singer whose songs galvanized organizers and guitar-pickers across the United States. Part biography, part...
- 1991
Tribute to Harry Chapin
Tribute to Harry Chapin01991HD
Tribute concert held in 1987 at Carnegie Hall (and later televised on PBS), commemorating Harry Chapin's posthumous receipt of the Congressional...
- 1980
Canto Libre - den fria sången
Canto Libre - den fria sången01980HD
A concert program about the current development of the free Latin American music presented by a wide range of artists, performers and groups from...
- 2010
Gasland
Gasland7.12010HD
It is happening all across America-rural landowners wake up one day to find a lucrative offer from an energy company wanting to lease their property....
- 2007
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place02007HD
Documentary about Charles Olson, exploring his life and the significance of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
- 2004
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal02004HD
In September of 2004 at the Toronto Film Festival, the Weavers sang together for possibly the last time.
- 2014
The Winding Stream
The Winding Stream6.52014HD
The story of the American music dynasty, the Carters and Cashes, and their decades-long influence on popular music.
- 2007
Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian
Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian02007HD
A special concert celebrating the music of children's music entertainer Ella Jenkins, based on the Grammy award-winning album.
- 2006
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home02006HD
Every American who has listened to the radio knows Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land." The music of the folk singer/songwriter has been recorded by...
- 1960
Indian Summer
Indian Summer01960HD
On the first hot day of summer, an old farmer goes fishing just as he has done for many years on the West Branch of the Delaware River. A young boy,...
- 1971
The Foolish Frog
The Foolish Frog81971HD
A farmer wanted words to go with the tune he was playing when he saw a frog sitting on the bank of the stream. The frog did something silly which...
- 2008
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan8.52008HD
This fascinating program tells the story of the music and artists that have influenced Bob Dylan throughout his career. Although his reputation as a...
- 1987
The Arlo Guthrie Show
The Arlo Guthrie Show01987HD
A concert featuring singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie. Performing from Austin, Texas, the folk-singer is joined by guest artists.
- 1983
Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists
Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists6.31983HD
A unique documentary that looks at the political activities of the American Communist Party in the early to mid-twentieth century.