About

Lore Americana is an independent documentary project that records artisans and disappearing trades as they actually work. It focuses on preserving skill, place, and lived knowledge through observation rather than instruction.

What It Is Not

Lore Americana is not a marketing platform, instructional series, or promotional channel. It does not stage work, script participants, or frame stories for performance or outcome.

How the Work Is Conducted

Filming begins with arrival. Time is allowed for spaces, light, and sound to settle before recording begins. Once work is underway, it is not interrupted or directed.

Sound is treated as evidence. Tool noise, ambient conditions, and silence are preserved. Music, if present, appears only at the conclusion of a film.

Stewardship & Respect

Participation is voluntary and consent is ongoing. Lore Americana does not require participants to perform, explain, or justify their work. Spaces are left as found, and each project concludes deliberately.

Lore Americana exists to record what is often practiced out of sight, before it disappears or changes beyond recognition.