VINCE GIORDANO Now Available on iTunes and DVD

"Vince Giordano—There's a Future in the Past" is now available on iTunes, and as a DVD. It’s been a long journey–more than five years–and we are grateful for the financial and emotional support of all the people who helped us complete the film and bring it to the public. We are also grateful to the thousands of music and film lovers who came to see and hear it on the big screen, and to meet the filmmakers and Vince Giordano during our many Q&A appearances. Please continue to support independent filmmaking by purchasing your own copy, and support live music by going to hear Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks in person!

CINEMA AND SANCTUARY Now Available on DVD

Fresh from its NYC Premiere at Lincoln Center, “Cinema and Sanctuary – Hans Richter and America’s First Documentary Film School” has just been added to our website Store Page. Conceived in 1941, The Institute of Film Techniques at the City College was ahead of its time. Under the direction of iconic experimental filmmaker and German expat, Hans Richter, its mandate was to train Americans to make documentaries to counter Nazi screen propaganda. Under Richter’s defiant leadership the Institute prevailed for several years in an age in which film production was not considered worthy of study on college campuses. Graduates of the institute range from Oscar-winners to the bold cinema artists of 1960s of The New American Cinema Movement.

30th Anniversary DVD Edition of “The Dancing Man – Peg Leg Bates” Now Available

At 12 years old his leg was amputated on his mother’s kitchen table. At 40 he was a world-renowned tap dancer and regular on nation-wide TV. A cast of entertainment luminaries, including Gregory Hines, Honi Coles, Chuck Green, and Ruth Brown tells the astounding story of Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates, who overcame physical challenges and racism in the entertainment industry to become an international jazz dance star and pioneering African American entrepreneur. For the 30th anniversary re-release, the 16 mm film was restored and remastered in 2K. “A captivating portrait of Bates…An inspiration during Black History Month, or any month at all.” —The Kansas City Star “In those days, there we’re two things for Black people. One was that Peg Legs Bates was going to be on TV and the other was Joe Louis was going to fight.” —Ruth Brown, Jazz and R&B Legend