Films with: Weidlinger, Tom

Jim Thorpe the world's greatest athlete /

This is a film about a man who used his amazing physical prowess as a way to affirm his American Indian identity in the face of unrelenting efforts to eradicate Native American culture. Jim Thorpe, The World's Greatest Athlete. It is the first documentary film to tell the story of Thorpe's life outside of his well-known athletic victories. The film uses in-depth interviews with Thorpe's surviving children, some simple recreations and images culled from over seventy-five archive sources, both stills and motion picture.

DVD 10042

Swim for the River

Christopher Swain endeavors to swim the entire length of the Hudson River, from the Adirondack Mountains to New York City, in an effort to bring attention to the pollution therein.

DVD 4768