Heritage Film Project

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Heritage Film Project has produced films and a photographic archive on the lives of research and faculty members at the University of Virginia. These films have enjoyed a variety of distribution channels, and the images produced have been included in the permanent collection of the Claude Moore Health Science Library and other archive resources. The collection of films includes interviews with, Teresa A. Sullivan, Jared Loewenstein, Julian Bond, Larry Sabato, Raul Baragiola, Rita Dove, and others. Many of the biographical sketches resulting from these interviews have premiered on PBS affiliates such as WHTJ, are available throughout social media, while public performance rights are licensed through Alexander Street Press. In association with the School of Education and Human Development (formerly the Curry School of Education) and the Brown College, Heritage Film Project was awarded {{clarify|What were they awarded? A grant? An assignment?|date=July 2018}} by the Jefferson Trust to produce Monroe Hill, a one-hour documentary on the life of James Monroe during the period in which he occupied his first farm in Albemarle County.

• The Art of Joy Brown (60 min). Portrait of sculptor Joy Brown, whose ceramic figures celebrate community and connection.
• The Piccirilli Factor (56 min). The untold story of the Piccirilli Brothers and their role in shaping America’s public monuments.
• Daniel Chester French: American Sculptor
• Black Fiddlers
• Alice Parker
• The Other Madisons (30 min). A personal exploration into the lineage of enslaved Americans descended from President James Madison.
• A Soldier’s Dream: The Story of Milt Feldman (30 min). The extraordinary survival story of a Jewish-American POW during World War II. Ciardelli, Dolores Fox. Pleasanton Weekly. "Heritage Film Project focuses on Pleasanton POW Horrors of war forged Milt Feldman into a man of peace” March 8, 2018 [https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2018/03/08/heritage-film-project-focuses-on-pleasanton-pow]
• White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans
• Monroe Hill
• Rita Dove: American Poet
• Julian Bond and the Civil Rights Movement
• Lankes: Yankee Printmaker in Virginia (30 min) A look at the powerful prints and legacy of J.J. Lankes in American art and literature.
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• Andres Waissman: Latin American Masters (24 min). A cinematic encounter with the Argentine artist and his monumental works. Premiered on November 23, 2010, on WPBT Channel 2 (PBS). Theatrical premiere at MALBA | Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires.
• Adriana Lisboa (30 min). A portrait of the Brazilian author Adriana Lisboa known for her poetic prose and themes of displacement. Ariana Lisboa. Fonseca, Eder for Panorama Mercantil. "Escrever é conviver intimamente consigo mesmo" Brazil, October 2, 2018 Lisboa premiered on WHTJ PBS / WCVE PBS, Virginia, also aired on Rocky Mountain PBS. Italian Avant Premier with Italian subtitles at Festivaletteratura | Mantua, Italy, on September 5, 2014Cineagenzia. "Lisboa" di Eduardo Montes-Bradley | Stati Uniti, 2013, 27 minuti | Anteprima Italiana {{cite web |url=http://www.cineagenzia.it/paginenascoste10/ |title=PAGINE NASCOSTE| 10a edizione | Festivaletteratura 2014 | CineAgenzia |accessdate=2015-11-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119004437/http://www.cineagenzia.it/paginenascoste10/ |archivedate=2015-11-19 }} Heritage Film Project + Writers Made in Brazil, 2012. Produced in part with a grant from the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations | Embassy of Brazil, Washington, D.C.Cineagenzia. "Lisboa" di Eduardo Montes-Bradley | Stati Uniti, 2013, 27 minuti | Anteprima Italiana [10]
• Carola Saavedra (30 min). Chilean-Brazilian author Carola Saavedra reflects on language, identity, and writing across cultures. Premiered October 9, 2013 at Frankfurt International Book Fair. Shot on location in Berlin and Rio de Janeiro.Germano, Tiago: "Un biógrafo de lentes" | Vida & Arte | Jornal da Paraiba. Editor: André Cananéa | Sunday, November 2, 2014.Macau, Clarisa. Revista Continente. Cinema como forma de escrita. August 7, 2013. Recife. [8]
• Samba on Your Feet (60 min). A celebration of Rio’s Afro-Brazilian heritage through music, dance, and memory. Rio International Film Festival, 2005.
• Children of the Forest (30 min) Portrait of Holocaust survivor Yona Bromberg. On file at the United States Holocaust Museum.Distributed by Alexander Street Press.
• Humberto Calzada (30 min) The Cuban-American artist evokes memory and exile through surreal architectural paintings. Theatrical premiere on January 7, 2010, at the Tower Theatre; TV premiere on January 12, 2010, WPBT Channel 2 (PBS).
• Evita: The Documentary
• Che: Rise and Fall
• Buscando a Tabernero
• Unearthed and Understood
• Norman Kloker.(30 min) Portrait of a pioneer and founder of Rotary Club. Produced in association with the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Rotary Club. The film was shot on Location in Charlottesville, Virginia.
• Pérez Celis. Latin American master. Produced in part with an award from the INCAA. Filmed on Location in Little Haiti.Gabin, Maria Jose. Perez Celis: Mi padre. p. 251.
• The Harp of Iwo Jima. Portrait of World War II Veteran US Marine William Eckerth. Filmed on location in Hallandale. On file at the United States Holocaust Museum. Produced with the support of Library of Congress / Veterans Heritage Project. This film narrates the untold story of US Marine W.J Eckerth, who fought in the South Pacific Theatre on the beaches of Guam and Iwo Jima where he witnessed the raising of the American Flag on Mount Suribachi, an event that would later be re-enacted and photograph for posterity by Joe Rosenthal. On February 23, 2009, Eckerth celebrated the 64th anniversary of the raising of the US flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima. He died on 12 February 2012. Distributed by Alexander Street Press and Kanopy.
• Loewenstein. Portrayl of the founder and curator of Jorge Luis Borges Collection at the Special Collections Department at the University of Virginia Library.For an in-depth description of the Borges collection see C. Jared Loewenstein’s, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Jorge Luis Borges Collection at the University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 1993.Zapata, Marcelo. "Jared Loewenstein: el guardián de Borges". Ambito Financiero. August 24, 2011.Montes-Bradley, Eduardo. "Cada pieza es de un valor incalculable".Diario Clarin, Revista Ñ. September 9, 2011.
• Baragiola. (30 min Portrait of Raul Baragiola, Alice and Guy Wilson Professor of Engineering Physics and Materials Science at the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.
• The Gillenwater Story (30 min). Life of Jay Y. Gillenwater,Bromley, Anne. UVA Today: "From Appalachia to Grand View, New Film Tells UVA Doctor's Life Story" [https://news.virginia.edu/content/appalachia-grand-view-new-film-tells-uva-doctors-life-story]Kelly, Ryan for The Daily Progress. "Retired area doctor subject of new film" Charlottesville, Va. December 30th, 2017{{IMDb title | 7717962 | The Gillenwater Story}}
• The Faculty: Series of biographical documentaries on research and clinical faculty at the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia: William D. Steers, Jay Y. Gillenwater, Anthony Herndon, Stuart Howards, Tracy Krupski, Raymond Costabile, Ryan Smith, John Herr, Jeffrey Lysiak, Jared Christophel, Paul Levine, and Sean Corbett.[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq_-2GRoUOoWNbAveBr4XTQ Uva | Department of Urology Youtube Channel]

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• Official Website [http://www.heritagefilmproject.com]
• IMDB [https://www.imdb.com/company/co0306061]
• [http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/ School of Medicine Home Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202183244/http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/ |date=2012-12-02 }}
• [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq_-2GRoUOoWNbAveBr4XTQ UVA - Department of Urology YouTube Channel]
• [https://vimeo.com/album/1859871/ Vimeo Album of films produced by UVA - Department of Urology on Research and Clinical Faculty]
• [https://www.facebook.com/heritagefilmproject / Facebook Official Site]

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