Probably no instrument has ever had to fight its way through such bitter antagonism as the banjo...

~ Gatcomb's Banjo and Guitar Gazette, 1887

NOW IN PRODUCTION

Funding

This program is funded in part by the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, which receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Additional funding provided by Audio-Visual Entertainment, Inc., L.A. Films and private donations. The New England Foundation for the Arts awarded The Banjo Project a planning grant for the live stage/multi-media program.

Production funding provided by a generous grant from The Tides Foundation.

Production began with private contributions and a stipend from the Katherine Hammer Endowed Faculty Chair at Concord Academy awarded to Marc Fields. Production continues with the support of a Huret Grant and faculty advancement grants from Emerson College.

The fiscal sponsor is the Center for Independent Documentary.

We are currently seeking corporate sponsorship, non-profit foundation support, and co-production deals with public television and cable stations and home video distributors.

For a program treatment and executive summary/business plan, please contact the filmmaker.