Preserving the Stories of America

Folkstreams is a non-profit dedicated to finding, preserving, contextualizing, and showcasing documentary films on American traditional cultures.

Featured Films

Parking Lot
2004 | 22mins
Parking Lot
2004 | 22mins
A gritty glimpse into the youth culture of a small southern town, where cars serve as symbols of contested identities. Taped in Burlington, North Carolina
End of an Old Song
1969 | 30mins
End of an Old Song
1969 | 30mins
Filmed in the mountains of North Carolina, this acclaimed documentary revisits the region where English folklorist Cecil Sharp collected British ballads in the early 1900s. The…
Mutzmag
1992 | 50mins
Mutzmag
1992 | 50mins
With nothing more than her plucky spirit and her pocket knife, a mountain girl outwits a witch and an ogre to save herself and her sisters.
We Shall Not Be Moved
2007 | 46mins
We Shall Not Be Moved
2007 | 46mins
During the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal was supposed to give sharecroppers a chance at land ownership. But for Black farmers in Tillery, North Carolina,…
Shady Grove Camp Ground
2007 | 1h 11mins
Shady Grove Camp Ground
2007 | 1h 11mins
Documentary producer and filmmaker Stan Woodward has devoted approximately seven years and filmed over 170 hours on five Lowcountry campgrounds

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