ABOUT ARKHAIOS

The historical knowledge of our cultural heritage is an important basis for the development of our culture. The task of archaeology and historic preservation is to discover and preserve the cultural heritage.

The purpose of projecting films at the Festival is the dissemination of this knowledge to make past civilizations better understood to people from different backgrounds.

 The Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival is an annual event, part of the Archaeology Month celebrations, taking place in the United States.

• It is intended to be an educational event to showcase the discovery of past cultures gained from ethnological or archaeological research, illustrated by documentary films.

• It is also to encourage initiatives and exchanges between the different actors of the world of archaeological films whose productions, often of great artistic and scientific quality, are unknown and suffer from the weakness of the traditional distribution channels.

• It is, finally, to trigger the interest of local film-makers to apply their art to the State history.

Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival
Founded: 2013 by Jean F. Guilleux

​​​ Founding Sponsors:
- Coastal Discovery Museum, Hilton Head Island, SC 
- SC Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA), 

University of South Carolina (USC)

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​Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Events

Non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization
Incorporated: 2018

Jean F GUILLEUX, President

Arkhaios Founder, Festival Director. Topper Paleoindian Expedition 2002-2013. Solutrean Laurel Leaf Production Site Les Maitreaux 2004. Archaeological Society of South Carolina (ASSC) Vice-President 2004-2007. ASSC Distinguished Archaeologist of the Year 2004. HHI Chapter President 2006- 2007.  Arkhaios Film Festival 2013-present. 

Dr. Ernest L. HELMS III, MD, Vice-President

Radiation Oncologist. President, The Explorers Club, Greater Piedmont Chapter. Board member, USC Educational Foundation’s Archaeology Research Trust Board.

Dr. Karl HEIDER, Anthropologist, Filmmaker, Author

Retired Distinguish Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina.   

Pursued ethnographic research in Indonesia. Made several films, wrote several books and four editions of a textbook on Visual Anthropology. 

Prof. Brent E. HUFFMAN, Filmmaker

Brent E. Huffman is a professor of journalism at Medill Documentary Journalism, University of Northwestern as well as an award-winning documentary filmmaker, director of long-form television programs, and photojournalist. At Medill, Huffman teaches documentary theory and production as well as long-form video storytelling in the undergraduate and graduate levels. 

Dr. Margaret (Pegi) JODRY, Smithsonian Institution

Dr. Pegi Jodry is a Research Associate, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. For 35 years, she conducted archaeological and ethnological field research.

Pegi works collaboratively with indigenous elders, documentary filmmakers, and interdisciplinary scientists to bring the past and present alive.

Neal A. KONSTANTIN,  CEO PDC International Corp. 

President - Norwalk Community College Archaeology Program. Archaeological Society of Connecticut.

Topper Paleoindian Excavation - 2006-2016, South Carolina.

Board Member - Darien Sail and Power Squadron. 

Beatrice THOMAS, Strategic Development Director

Fundraiser. Founder National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) teen support group. Founder French Youth Language School. Board Member Wilkinsburg Chamber of Commerce.

Cheri WILLIAMS, Chairperson, Archaeologist/Museum
Dr. P. T. ASHLOCK II          Archaeologist

Laura BOYD                       Cinema Program Faculty
​Dr. Candace BRUDER       Education

Dr. Yan CAI                         Archaeologist

Dr. Joanna CASEY            Anthropologist

​​Dr. Dawn CHAPMAN         Anthropologist
​​Dr. Audrey DAWSON        Archaeologist

Joe EHMAN                       Film Studies
​​Dr. Allison FOLEY             Anthropologist
Meg GAILLARD                 Visual Anthropologist

Dr. Kelly GOLDBERG        Archaeologist
Jean GUILLEUX                Festival Director

Natalie HEFTER                Historian

Colleen LANE                    Anthropologist
Daymon LONG                  Filmmaker

Abigail McCORMICK         Artist

Jeffrey McQUILLEN          Film Studies
​​​Dr. Eric POPLIN                Archaeologist

Ian N. ROA                         Archaeologist
​Catherine RUNYAN           Archaeologist

Terry SHIRK                      Film Studies/Production

Jim SIDLETSKY               Visual Artist

Sarah STONE                    Asian Art Historian

Jan SWEATT                     Museum Artifacts Acquisition
​​Maria TRUITT                    Filmmaker, Producer
​Seph VANDEGRIFT          Script writer

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Arkhaios Team

Cheri WILLIAMS, Dr. Kelly GOLDBERG

Former Members: Mary Lou BREWTON, Dr. Joanna CASEY, Christine HRABOS, Nena RICE, Seph VANDEGRIFT

Video Recording : Joe WIDER

Trailers Video Montage : Zacharias KARAMALEGOS