Battenkill Inspired

Battenkill Inspired

Battenkill Inspired: The Flow of Creativity, Ingenuity and the River is a series of mini-video documentaries based on a popular exhibition curated by the Folklife Center in 2015.

In 2017 we organized a team of Folklife Staff and college interns to tell individual stories about life and work along the Battenkill, utilizing the equipment and techniques we had begun to develop for earlier videos within our series, Portraits: Documentary Shorts.

In February 2018 we kicked off the series with a social media campaign, releasing one video every Friday for 30 weeks on our YouTube channel. We then shared the entire series with the local community by loading them onto touch-screen kiosks located throughout the Battenkill corridor.

There are currently 30 videos in all, each approximately 2 minutes in length featuring an intimate look at the Battenkill's impact on the history, local arts, sites, and activities of the region.

Trailer Trailer
Matt Chinian Matt Chinian
Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony
Mark Tougias Mark Tougias
Hudson Valley Trolley Hudson Valley Trolley
CJ Lyttle CJ Lyttle
Shushan Postmaster Shushan Postmaster
Jack Metzger Jack Metzger
The Battenkill: A Poem The Battenkill: A Poem
Cliff Oliver Cliff Oliver
Rexleigh Covered Bridge Rexleigh Covered Bridge
Steven Jay Sanford Steven Jay Sanford
Christopher Pierce Christopher Pierce
Eagleville Eagleville
Serena Kovalosky Serena Kovalosky
Bob Warren Bob Warren
The Gill Room The Gill Room
Bonnie Hoag Bonnie Hoag
The Battenkill Conservancy The Battenkill Conservancy
Elizabeth Cockey Elizabeth Cockey
Leslie Parke Leslie Parke
Eddy Plow Eddy Plow
Anita Witten Anita Witten
Schmidt Meadow Preserve Schmidt Meadow Preserve
Stuart Bartow Stuart Bartow
Finnish Saunas Finnish Saunas
Harry Orlyk Harry Orlyk
Lili Loveday Lili Loveday
The Akland Farm The Akland Farm
Rexleigh Mill Pottery Rexleigh Mill Pottery