Local Filmmaker’s Work Reaches A National Stage
(October 11, 2021 Hendersonville) David Weintraub, local filmmaker of more than 40 documentary films in conjunction with the Center for Cultural Preservation, has just signed a deal with PBS to distribute four of his feature length films to public television stations around the country. The films include Call of the Ancient Mariner (sea turtles and human culture), A Great American Tapestry, the Many Strands of Mountain Music (history of Southern Appalachian Music), Guardians of Our Troubled Waters (the river heroes of the South) and They Who Overcame (how Appalachian people overcame pandemics, famine and floods.)
According to Weintraub, “My focus has always been to show my films through community screenings to cultural institutions, schools and churches. That gives me the opportunity to discuss the issues my films raise and help folks better reconnect with history that’s often misrepresented in popular culture. But I can’t reach everyone that way, so I’m excited that in addition to regional PBS stations picking up my films (as they’ve done for more than a dozen years) as many as 300 additional stations around the country will nowbroadcast these films. It’s a wonderful validation of the power of Southern Appalachian culture.”
Weintraub’s films will begin their national run at the end of 2021 and beyond. Check local listings for their release in your community. The Center for Cultural Preservation’s newest film will focus on how native culture and their stories can help us reconnect to nature.
To support the Center’s work and its unique mission to preserve the living history of Southern Appalachian communities, visit their website at SaveCulture.org or call them at (828) 692-8062.
