You Gave Me A Song
"You Gave Me A Song" offers an intimate portrait of old-time music pioneer Alice Gerrard and her remarkable, unpredictable journey creating and preserving traditional music. The film follows eighty-four year old Gerrard over several years, weaving together verité footage of living room rehearsals, recording sessions, songwriting, archival work, and performances with photos and rare field recordings. Much of the film is told in Alice’s voice and via interviews with musical collaborators and family members who share the story of Alice and others chasing that high lonesome sound.
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1h 17m — 1 text trackYou Gave Me a Song
1h 17m — 1 text track
"You Gave Me a Song" offers an intimate portrait of old-time music pioneer Alice Gerrard and her remarkable, unpredictable journey creating and preserving traditional music. The film follows Gerrard over several years, weaving together verité footage of living room rehearsals, recording sessions,...
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1 videoYou Gave Me A Song
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"You Gave Me A Song" offers an intimate portrait of old-time music pioneer Alice Gerrard and her remarkable, unpredictable journey creating and preserving traditional music. The film follows eighty-four year old Gerrard over several years, weaving together verité footage of living room rehearsals...
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Bending Sticks: The Sculpture of Patrick Dougherty
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"Bending Sticks" celebrates the 30 year career of internationally renowned environmental artist Patrick Dougherty, who has created hundreds of monumental, site-specific sculptures out of nothing more than saplings. The film follows the artist and his collaborators during a year of stick work and ...
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A Weaverly Path:The Tapestry Life of Silvia Heyden
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"A Weaverly Path: The Tapestry Life of Silvia Heyden" offers an intimate, visually stunning portrait of Swiss-born tapestry weaver Silvia Heyden and captures the inner dialogue and meditations of an extraordinary artist in the moments of creation. The film follows Heyden for a year as she creates...
