Center for Southern Folklore

Center for Southern Folklore

nonprofit organization in Tennessee, United States

The Center for Southern Folklore is an American non-profit cultural organization based in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1972 by William Ferris and Judy Peiser, its mission is "to preserve, defend, protect and promote the music, culture, arts, and rhythms of the South."

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 16 films (1973–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1973 Black Delta religion Center for Southern Folklore 0:15:00 16mm B&W sound
1973 Gravel Springs Fife And Drum Center for Southern Folklore 10 min 16mm sound
1973 Greene Valley Grandparents ▶ Center for Southern Folklore 10 min 16mm sound
1973 Ray Lum: Mule Trader ▶ Center for Southern Folklore 18 min 16mm sound
1975 Fannie Bell Chapman - Gospel Singer Center for Southern Folklore 42 min 16mm sound
1975 Give my poor heart ease: Mississippi Delta bluesmen Center for Southern Folklore 20 16mm Color sound
1975 Made in Mississippi Black folk art and crafts : / a production of Yale University, Media Design Studio in cooperation with Center for Southern Folklore ; produced in association with Howard Sayre Weaver ; a film by William Ferris 19 16mm Color sound
1975 Two Black Churches Center for Southern Folklore 20 min 16mm sound
1978 Four Women Artists ▶ Center for Southern Folklore 25 min 16mm sound
1980 Du Cote De Memphis Center for Southern Folklore 58 min 16mm sound
1980 Sermons in Wood ▶ Center for Southern Folklore 16mm sound
Elijah Pierce's Sermons in Wood Center for Southern Folklore 16mm sound
Four Women Artists: Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001 Welty Eudora 1909-2001 Warner Pecolia Hamblett Theora 1895-1977 Mohamed Ethel Wright Center for Southern Folklore 16mm sound
Raw Mash Center for Southern Folklore 30 min 16mm sound
Ray Lum - Mule Trader Center for Southern Folklore 18 min 16mm sound
Showdown At The Hoedown Center for Southern Folklore 58 min 16mm sound