2003 Partnership Grants

The Blot

(1921), Lois Weber's social drama about the plight of underpaid teachers and ministers (Library of Congress).

Crystals for the Critical

(1951), industrial film about the manufacture of crystal-controlled oscillators for military aircraft radios (National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution).

A Daughter of the Poor

(1917), comedic romance starring Bessie Love as a downtrodden woman who learns to love the rich (George Eastman Museum).

Fishing on the Niger

(1967), International Film Foundation documentary about the fishing methods of the Bozo tribe (New York Public Library).

Geography of the Body

(1943), Willard Maas and Marie Menken's landmark exploration of skin in close-up, overlaid with an ironic and poetic voiceover (Anthology Film Archives).

Herding Cattle on the Niger

(1967), documentary produced by the International Film Foundation focusing on the herding activities of the nomadic Peul tribe (New York Public Library).

Image in the Snow

(1950), avant-garde exploration of mortality by Willard Maas and Marie Menken (Anthology Film Archives).

Indian Association of New Orleans Parade

(1970), footage showcasing the costumes of the African-American "Mardi Gras Indians" (Historic New Orleans Collection).

Jazz Funeral

(1963), complete record of a jazz funeral through the streets of New Orleans (Historic New Orleans Collection).

Magic Rites: Divination by Animal Tracks

(1967), International Film Foundation documentary illustrating shamanic rituals of the Dogon tribe (New York Public Library).

One Man Band

(1965-72), trick film showing amateur filmmaker Sid Laverents playing 16 instruments at once (UCLA Film & Television Archive).

San Francisco's Chinese Communities

(1941), three films depicting a Chinese New Year parade, ribbon dancing, and other cultural activities (San Francisco Media Archive).

Seppala Collection

(1926–46), footage shot by the sled dog breeder whose heroic delivery of diphtheria serum in 1925 inspired the annual Iditarod race (University of Alaska Fairbanks). Play film