Heritage Film Project

Heritage Film Project is a film-production studio and film distribution company established in Charlottesville since 2010. It was founded by Eduardo Montes-Bradley and Soledad Liendo in 2008.

Heritage Film Project, LLC
IndustryFilm production and Distribution
Predecessor
  • Patagonia Film Group
  • Verbum
Founded18 December 2008 (2008-12-18)
FounderEduardo Montes-Bradley, Soledad Liendo
Headquarters
Charlottesville
,
United States of America
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Eduardo Montes-Bradley, Soledad Liendo.
ProductsDocumentary Films, Photography, Photojournalism.
Websiteheritagefilmproject.com

Heritage Film Project produces documentaries on the arts, science and the humanities with a variety of academic and institutional partners. Recent titles include Julian Bond: Reflections from the Frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement, Rita Dove: An American Poet, and White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans.[1]

Their lineup of documentary films includes The University of Virginia Collection, Biographies, and The Latin American Collection.[2] Heritage Film Project documentaries are mainly distributed through Kanopy, and Alexander Street Press, also available from "Filmakers Library", Vimeo on Demand, and Amazon. Heritage Film Project also produces documentaries and photographic work on demand for organizations such as James Madison's Montpelier, UNESCO and a select number of individuals.

University of Virginia collection
Rita Dove
Julian Bond

Heritage Film Project has produced films and a photographic archive on the life of research and faculty members at the University of Virginia. These films have enjoyed a variety of distribution channels and the images produced have been included in the permanent collection of the Claude Moore Health Science Library at and the other archive resources. The collection of films includes interviews with, Teresa A. Sullivan, Jared Loewenstein, Julian Bond, Larry Sabato, Raul Baragiola, Rita Dove, and others. Many of the biographical-sketches resulting from these interviews have premiered on PBS affiliates such as WHTJ, are available throughout social media while public performance rights are licensed through Alexander Street Press. In association with the Curry School of Education and the Brown College, Heritage Film Project was awarded by the Jefferson Trust to produce Monroe Hill, a one-hour documentary on the life of James Monroe during the period in which he occupied his first farm in Albemarle County.

Selected Titles

Biography
Teresa A. Sullivan

Heritage Film Project has produced biographical documentaries on a wide range of subjects, from Holocaust survivors and World War II veterans, to visual artists and institutions. Many of these biographical works started as projects generated by the Heritage Film Project and produced in-house, others have been produced in partnership with individuals and institutions such as Rotary Club, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center, University of California Los Angeles, Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus, Ixtatán Foundation, Virginia Film Festival, James Madison's Montpelier, Embassy of Brazil, Washington, D.C..

Heritage Film Project has also produced the biographical portrayals "The Gillenwater Story" based on the life of Jay Y. Gillenwater,[7][8][9] "A Soldier's Dream" a film documenting the experiences of Private Milton Feldman at the Battle of the Bulge where he was captured and later transferred to a POW camp where he reminded until being liberated.[10]

Selected Titles
  • White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans
  • Calzada. A portrayal of Cuban-American artist Humberto Calzada. Filmed on location in Coral Gables. The theatrical premier was on January 7, 2010, at the Tower Theatre; TV premiere on January 12, 2010, WPBT Channel 2 (PBS).
  • Waissman. Portrait of Andrés Waissman. Filmed on Location in Buenos Aires. Premiered on November 23, 2010, on WPBT Channel 2 (PBS). Theatrical premier at MALBA | Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires.
  • Norman Kloker. Portrait of Norman Kloker pioneer of Rotary Club. Produced in association with the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Rotary Club. The film was shot on Location in Charlottesville, Virginia.
  • Pérez Celis. Portrait of Latin American master Pérez Celis. Produced in part with an award from the INCAA. Filmed on Location in Little Haiti.[11]
  • Child of the Forest. Portrait of Holocaust survivor Yona Bromberg. Filmed on location in Hallandale. On file at the United States Holocaust Museum.Distributed by Alexander Street Press.
  • The Harp of Iwo Jima. Portrait of World War II Veteran US Marine William Eckerth. Filmed on location in Hallandale. On file at the United States Holocaust Museum. Produced with the support of the Library of Congress / Veterans Heritage Project. This film narrates the untold story of US Marine W.J Eckerth, who fought in the South Pacific Theatre on the beaches of Guam and Iwo Jima where he witnessed the raising of the American Flag on Mount Suribachi, an event that would later be re-enacted and photograph for posterity by Joe Rosenthal. On February 23, 2009, Eckerth celebrated the 64th anniversary of the raising of the US flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima. He died on 12 February 2012. Distributed by Alexander Street Press and Kanopy.

Latin American Collection

Selected Titles
Andres Waissman
  • Saavedra. Original Title: Saaveedra: Between Berlin & a Place Called Peixoto Biographical-sketch on Brazilian writer Carola Saavedra. Series Writers Made in Brazil. Premiered October 9, 2013 at Frankfurt International Book Fair. Shot on location in Berlin and Rio de Janeiro.[12][13]
  • Ariana Lisboa. Biographical-sketch on Brazilian writer Adriana Lisboa.Series Writers Made in Brazil. The film explores the life and work of Brazilian novelist Adriana Lisboa, resident of Louisville. Lisboa was filmed in February 2012, on location, in and around Denver and Boulder.[14] Lisboa premiered on WHTJ PBS / WCVE PBS, Virginia, also aired on Rocky Mountain PBS. Italian Avant Premier with Italian subtitles at Festivaletteratura | Mantua, Italy, on September 5, 2014[15] Heritage Film Project + Writers Made in Brazil, 2012. Produced in part with a grant from the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations | Embassy of Brazil, Washington, D.C..[16]
  • Che: Rise and Fall
  • Evita
  • Samba On Your Feet

References
  1. Heritage Film Project Official Site
  2. "Cineasta faz documentários sobre Ronaldo Correia de Brito e José Luiz Passos" Diario de Pernambuco. October, 2014.
  3. For an in-depth description of the Borges collection see C. Jared Loewenstein’s, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Jorge Luis Borges Collection at the University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 1993.
  4. Zapata, Marcelo. "Jared Loewenstein: el guardián de Borges". Ambito Financiero. August 24, 2011.
  5. Montes-Bradley, Eduardo. "Cada pieza es de un valor incalculable".Diario Clarin, Revista Ñ. September 9, 2011.
  6. Uva | Department of Urology Youtube Channel
  7. Bromley, Anne. UVA Today: "From Appalachia to Grand View, New Film Tells UVA Doctor's Life Story"
  8. Kelly, Ryan for The Daily Progress. "Retired area doctor subject of new film" Charlottesville, Va. December 30th, 2017
  9. The Gillenwater Story at IMDb
  10. Ciardelli, Dolores Fox. Pleasanton Weekly. "Heritage Film Project focuses on Pleasanton POW Horrors of war forged Milt Feldman into a man of peace” March 8, 2018
  11. Gabin, Maria Jose. Perez Celis: Mi padre. p. 251.
  12. Germano, Tiago: "Un biógrafo de lentes" | Vida & Arte | Jornal da Paraiba. Editor: André Cananéa | Sunday, November 2, 2014.
  13. Macau, Clarisa. Revista Continente. Cinema como forma de escrita. August 7, 2013. Recife. [8]
  14. Fonseca,Eder for Panorama Mercantil. "Escrever é conviver intimamente consigo mesmo" Brazil, October 2, 2018
  15. Cineagenzia. "Lisboa" di Eduardo Montes-Bradley | Stati Uniti, 2013, 27 minuti | Anteprima Italiana "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. Cineagenzia. "Lisboa" di Eduardo Montes-Bradley | Stati Uniti, 2013, 27 minuti | Anteprima Italiana [10]

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