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Browse 6 movies from Education Development Center (E/D/C)
An early-autumn sequence documenting domestic life and a coordinated communal caribou hunt at a river crossing camp.
Jan 1967
A late-autumn seasonal sequence documenting camp building, fishing, tool-making, and preparation for winter as a Netsilingmiut family travels downriver toward the coast.
A spring sea-ice sequence documenting travel, camp construction, domestic labor, and seal hunting among Netsilingmiut families.
A cinéma vérité portrait of three twelve-year-old girls growing up near Boston, observing their school lives, friendships, and conversations as they navigate early adolescence and social expectations placed on girls in the 1970s.
Jan 1975
A documentary portrait of two lifelong friends navigating adulthood in the mid-1970s, as they balance work, education, family, and ambition while their lives begin to take different paths.
Nov 1975
"Listen to a Stranger" spotlights esteemed writer, photographer, and filmmaker Gordon Parks, Sr., who discusses his life and career in the documentary. The film is an in-depth portrait of an iconic African-American artist and an early example of the work of Henry Hampton's groundbreaking production company, Blackside, Inc., which later created the seminal civil rights documentary series Eyes on the Prize.
Apr 1973