Under the Hat

What becomes of the relics that haunt our collective consciousness? From confederate monuments to Nazi memorabilia, these artifacts are symbols of hatred. This film explores the pith helmet and Douglas Zinn's quest to understand its complex and disturbing past.

  • Under the Hat: The Complicated History of the Pith Helmet

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    What becomes of the relics that haunt our collective consciousness? From the not-so-long-ago confederate monuments to the chilling remnants of Nazi memorabilia. Among these charged artifacts stands the pith helmet, emblematic of colonial brutality, an icon shrouded in a complex and disturbing pas...

  • Under the Hat

    1 video

    What becomes of the relics that haunt our collective consciousness? From confederate monuments to Nazi memorabilia, these artifacts are symbols of hatred. This film explores the pith helmet and Douglas Zinn's quest to understand its complex and disturbing past.

  • Aldwyth: Fully Assembled

    1 video

    Outsider artist Aldwyth rewrites art history with her monumental and intricate collages, ably inserting herself in the process. For decades she’s been creating at her modest octagonal live-work studio on a coastal South Carolina island. She reimagines the art world with a wit and vision that embr...

  • The Uncommon Garden

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    Creating a hidden garden was not Dan Krebill's life plan until fate intervened. The result is a lush and layered paradise with hundreds of plants and trees (and even a stone dragon!) — a collaboration with artisans that changed both a landscape and a community.