Smithsonian Voices

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Don’t Miss the First Hybrid Mother Tongue Film Festival

Celebrate ten years of the festival with ten days of free programming

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The 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Guide for Kids and Families

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Filmmaker Billy Luther Explains How Frybread Face and Me Was a Labor of Love

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Finding Balance Is a Global Experience at the 2024 Mother Tongue Film Festival

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Top 5 Folklife Stories from 2023

A woman stands on stage, holding a hand drum and a beater stick. Five actors behind her hold up torches. They all wearing matching white outfits with mock bandoliers. The stage is foggy and lit blue.

In the U.K. and Europe, Romani Theater Tells a Story Beyond 'Smoke and Wagons'

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How a Filmmaker Discovered a Powerful Message in a Box of Old Home Movies

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In Appalachia, Women Carry Traditions in Folk Magic and 'Granny Witchcraft'

Shared Experiences Through the Ongoing Virtual Mother Tongue Film Festival

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