Tom Davenport
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday6 July 1951 (75 years old)
Known credits23
Biography
Tom Davenport, recipient of the 2021 Bess Lomax Hawes National Heritage Fellowship, has dedicated much of his life to creating forums to teach the world about different cultures and ways of life. Through collaborations with hundreds of documentary filmmakers, he brings stories and traditions of American culture to Folkstreams, a free streaming service for nearly 400 hard-to-find documentary films about American folklife. The curated site includes interviews with filmmakers, background essays, teacher guides, and film transcripts. The films of Les Blank, Arlene Bowman (Diné), John Cohen, Amanda…
Alex Green Tours Markham
2014 · Director
Remembering the High Lonesome
2003 · Director
Thoughts on Beagling
1998 · Director
Willa: An American Snow White
1998 · Director
Mutzmag
1992 · Director
Mutzmag
1992 · Producer
Ashpet: An American Cinderella
1990 · Director
Soldier Jack, or The Man Who Caught Death in a Sack
1989 · Director
Soldier Jack, or The Man Who Caught Death in a Sack
1989 · Producer
A Singing Stream
1986 · Director
Jack & the Dentist's Daughter
1985 · Director
Jack & the Dentist's Daughter
1985 · Writer
Jack & the Dentist's Daughter
1985 · Producer
Bearskin, or The Man Who Didn't Wash for Seven Years
1984 · Director
Bearskin, or The Man Who Didn't Wash for Seven Years
1984 · Producer
Bearskin, or The Man Who Didn't Wash for Seven Years
1984 · Cinematography
Bristlelip
1982 · Director
The Frog King
1981 · Director
Rapunzel, Rapunzel
1979 · Director
Hansel & Gretel
1977 · Narrator
Hansel & Gretel
1977 · Director
Born for Hard Luck: Peg Leg Sam Jackson
1976 · Producer
Born for Hard Luck: Peg Leg Sam Jackson
1976 · Cinematography
Born for Hard Luck: Peg Leg Sam Jackson
1976 · Director
The Shakers
1974 · Director
It Ain't City Music
1972 · Director
Tai Chi Ch'uan
1969 · Director
Where Do They All Go?
Self
The Brothers Grimm: American Folktales Part 1
Director
The Brothers Grimm: American Folktales Part 2
Director
The Upperville Show
Director
Where Do They All Go?
Editor
Where Do They All Go?
Writer
Where Do They All Go?
Cinematography
Where Do They All Go?
Sound
Where Do They All Go?
Director
The Ballad of Frankie Silver
Director
The Ballad of Frankie Silver
Producer
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