Heritage Film Project is a film-production and distribution studio established in Charlottesville. It was founded by Eduardo Montes-Bradley and Soledad Liendo.
Heritage Film Project produces documentaries on the arts, science and the humanities with the philanthropic support of the Documentary Film Fund and institutional support of the University of Virginia, National Trust for Historic Preservation, James Madison's Montpelier, UCLA and Columbus Citizens Foundation, and others. Recent films include Daniel Chester French: American Sculptor, The Other Madisons Julian Bond: Reflections from the Frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement, Rita Dove: An American Poet, and White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans.Heritage Film Project Official Site
Their lineup of documentary films includes The University of Virginia Collection, Biographies, and The Latin American Collection."Cineasta faz documentários sobre Ronaldo Correia de Brito e José Luiz Passos" Diário de Pernambuco. October, 2014. Heritage Film Project documentaries are mainly distributed through Kanopy, and Alexander Street Press, also available from "Filmakers Library", Vimeo on Demand, and Amazon. Heritage Film Project also produces documentaries and photographic work on demand for organizations such as James Madison's Montpelier, UNESCO and a select number of individuals.
University of Virginia collection
Heritage Film Project has produced films and a photographic archive on the lives of research and faculty members at the University of Virginia. These films have enjoyed a variety of distribution channels, and the images produced have been included in the permanent collection of the Claude Moore Health Science Library and other archive resources. The collection of films includes interviews with, Teresa A. Sullivan, Jared Loewenstein, Julian Bond, Larry Sabato, Raul Baragiola, Rita Dove, and others. Many of the biographical sketches resulting from these interviews have premiered on PBS affiliates such as WHTJ, are available throughout social media, while public performance rights are licensed through Alexander Street Press. In 2015, in association with the School of Education and Human Development (formerly the Curry School of Education), and the Brown College, Heritage Film Project was awarded a grant in the amount of $85,000.00 The Jefferson Trust to produce Monroe Hill, a one-hour documentary on the life of James Monroe during the period in which he occupied his first farm in Albemarle County.
Selected titles + Films Year Title Notes 2026 The Art of Joy Brown The Journey of a world renown ceramist and sculptor, from Wakayama, Japan to Kent Connecticut. Tracey O'Shaughnessy, CTInsider. "Kent artist Joy Brown is subject of new documentary to debut in Mystic Oct. 2" 2025 The Piccirilli Factor On the Italian family of sculptors who revolutionize public art in America. John Freeman Gill, The New York Times. Oct. 15, 2023 Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2022 Daniel Chester French Biographical Essay on the American Sculptor. Sarah Cascone, Artnet, July 3, 2022 Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2022 Black Fiddlers From plantation life to emancipation. Sandy Hausman, NPR: "Cville Filmmaker to Profile Black Fiddlers". August 13, 2021 Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2021 Alice Parker Best Documentary, Mistic Film Festival 2021 Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2021 Buscando a Tabernero Premiered at the 34th Mar del Plata International Film Festival. 2020 The Other Madisons The African American descendants of President Madison at Montpelier, VA. Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2020 A Soldier's Dream An American pacifist at the Battle of the Bulge Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2019 White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans 2019 Unearthed and Understood 2019 Norman Kloker Produced in Association with Rotary Club Charlottesville, Virginia. 2017 The Gillenwater Story Life of Jay Y. Gillenwater.Bromley, Anne. UVA Today. "From Appalachia to Grand View, New Film Tells UVA Doctor's Life Story".Kelly, Ryan. The Daily Progress. "Retired area doctor subject of new film". Charlottesville, Va. December 30, 2017. 2015 Lankes: Yankee Printmaker in Virginia Produced with the support of the University of Richmond. Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2014 Monroe Hill Produced with the support of the Jeffers Trust at the University of Virginia. Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2014 Baragiola Portrait of Raul Baragiola. Produced with the support of the University of Virginia. 2013 Rita Dove Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2013 Carola Saavedra Premiere October 9, 2013, Frankfurt International Book Fair. Shot in Berlin and Rio de Janeiro.Germano, Tiago. "Un biógrafo de lentes". Vida & Arte, Jornal da Paraíba. November 2, 2014.Macau, Clarisa. Revista Continente. "Cinema como forma de escrita". Recife, August 7, 2013. 2012 Adriana Lisboa PBS (WHTJ / WCVE Virginia; Rocky Mountain PBS). Italian premiere Festivaletteratura, Mantua, September 5, 2014. Heritage Film Project + Writers Made in Brazil. Brazilian Ministry of External Relations.Fonseca, Eder for Panorama Mercantil. "Escrever é conviver intimamente consigo mesmo". Brazil, October 2, 2018. 2012 Julian Bond Presented at The British Academy. May 24, 2026 Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2010–2017 The Faculty Series of biographical documentaries. 30 episodes. Produced in association with the University of Virginia.UVA Department of Urology YouTube Channel 2010 Andres Waissman WPBT Channel 2 (PBS), November 23, 2010. Theatrical premiere at MALBA. 2010 Humberto Calzada Theatrical premiere January 7, 2010, Tower Theatre. WPBT Channel 2 (PBS). Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2010 Children of the Forest United States Holocaust Museum. Distributed by Alexander Street Press. Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2010 Loewenstein Curator of the Jorge Luis Borges Collection, University of Virginia Library.C. Jared Loewenstein, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Jorge Luis Borges Collection at the University of Virginia Library. University Press of Virginia, 1993.Zapata, Marcelo. "Jared Loewenstein: el guardián de Borges". Ambito Financiero. August 24, 2011.Montes-Bradley, Eduardo. "Cada pieza es de un valor incalculable". Diario Clarín, Revista Ñ. September 9, 2011. 2008 Evita: The Documentary Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2008 The Harp of Iwo Jima Library of Congress / Veterans Heritage Project. United States Holocaust Museum. Distributed by Alexander Street Press and Kanopy. 2007 El gran simulador 2006 Che: Rise and Fall Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2005 Samba on your Feet 60 min. Rio International Film Festival, 2005. Distributed by Kanopy Streaming. 2005 Pérez Celis INCAA. Filmed in Little Haiti.Gabin, Maria Jose. Perez Celis: Mi padre. p. 251.
References
External links Official Website IMDB School of Medicine Home Page UVA - Department of Urology YouTube Channel Vimeo Album of films produced by UVA - Department of Urology on Research and Clinical Faculty / Facebook Official Site