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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Soundtrack for a revolution [videorecording].

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : Docurama Films : Distributed by New Video, [2010]

Description:

1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

The story of the American civil rights movement through its music, the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, and more, as they fought for justice and equality. Includes new performances of the freedom songs by top artists, archival footage, and interviews with civil rights foot soldiers and leaders. Freedom songs evolved from slave chants, from the labor movement, and even from the black church.

Subjects:

African Americans -- Music.

African Americans -- Civil rights -- Songs and music.

Protest songs -- United States.

Civil rights movements -- United States -- Songs and music.

Other Author:

Glover, Danny.

Guttentag, William.

Sturman, Dan.

Hamilton, Amde, 1940-

Stone, Angie.

Stone, Joss.

Jean, Wyclef.

Havens, Richie.

Legend, John.

Mary Mary (Musical group)

Hopscotch Entertainment (Firm)

Blind Boys of Alabama.

Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir.

Roots (Musical group)

Louverture Films (Firm)

Goldcrest Films International.

Wild Bunch (Firm)

Docurama (Firm)

New Video Group.

Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.

Bonus features: musical performances, deleted scenes and interviews, behind-the-scenes photo gallery.

Louverture Films presents a Freedom Song production in association with Goldcrest Films International and Wild Bunch ; executive producer, Danny Glover ; written and directed by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman.

Anthony Hamilton and the Blind Boys of Alabama, Angie Stone, Joss Stone, Mary Mary, the Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir, Wyclef Jean, Richie Havens, The Roots, John Legend.

DVD; NTSC; Dolby Digital, stereo.

In English.

Vancouver International Film Festival Audience Award, 2009 ; Chicago International Film Festival Best Director, 2009.

ISBN:

1422988279

9781422988275

Publisher Number:

NNVG225101

Other Number:

663651429

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

271361

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 323.1196073 Soundtra

Medium:

[videorecording].