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‘Southern Culture Films’ Archives
2010 Cigar Box Guitar Extravaganza Date Set
The 6th Annual Cigar Box Guitar Extravaganza will take place on Saturday, June 26th in Huntsville, Alabama. This is the event at which most of my documentary, "Songs Inside The Box" was shot a couple of years ago. The event attracts cigar box guitar enthusiasts from across the eastern U. S. and is a fun outing for anyone interested in these unique instruments. It will begin at 12 noon with a vendors market followed by a screening of "Songs Inside The Box" at 4 p.m. and live music [...]
"Songs Inside The Box" DVDs
DVDs of "Songs Inside The Box," the cigar box guitar documentary are now available online through The Cigar Box Guitar Emporium, an eBay store operated by Bill Jehle. Bill demonstrates how to build a cigar box guitar in the documentary as well as discussing the history of the instrument. He is from Decatur, Alabama and is the current curator of the National Cigar Box Guitar Museum, a collection of instruments [...]
Kudzu Documentary Has Enduring Legacy
I was searching for a documentary topic when I called a friend to pick his brain. "You could do a documentary on kudzu," he said and I was drawn into a field of tangled vines that hold me to this day. That conversation was in 1994 and in it I learned that my friend's mother made baskets by weaving kudzu vines. With the help of a student research assistant, I found fascinating people making things from kudzu, determined people trying to kill kudzu, and I unraveled the almost too strange to [...]
"Songs Inside The Box" wins LA Reel Film Fest Award
It was announced on December 30th, 2009 that "Songs Inside The Box," the cigar box guitar documentary won an Honorable Mention award from the Los Angeles Reel Film Festival. Despite the name, this isn't a real film festival because it doesn't include screenings of the selected films. It's simply an awards competition, but I'm still quite honored that my work has been recognized. According to the festival website: "The Los Angeles Reel Film Festival was founded by a group of [...]