Coming Soon:

Blue Alchemy: Stories of Indigo, a feature-length documentary about the history, culture, and revival of the blue dye. It is also about remarkable people around the globe who are using indigo in projects that are intended to improve life in their communities, preserve cultural integrity, and bring beauty to the world.

What is indigo? It is a blue dye that has been in use worldwide for millennia, a vibrant color laden with symbolic meaning, a commodity that was once central to international trade and colonial economies, and the reason that blue jeans are blue.

NEW DEAL FILMS, INC. produces and distributes award-winning independent documentary films and DVDs. Our programs have been broadcast in the U.S. and abroad and have won numerous awards at international film festivals.

Our grant-funded work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, and a number of foundations.

We also produce documentaries and installations for museums and, as specialists in the use of archival film, we consult with other producers on the acquisition and use of archival footage.

Documentaries:

• Agnes Martin: With My Back to the World
• Artists at Work: A Film on the New Deal Art Projects
• Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See
• A World on Display: The St. Louis World's Fair of 1904.