Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The torch / IFC Films, Mahindara Blues, Cinestaan Film Company and IFC Productions in association with Mojo Hand Films ; produced by Amy Briamonte, Jim Farrell, Anand Mahindra, Rohit Khattar ; directed by Jim Farrell.

Publisher, Date:

New York, NY : IFC Films, [2022]

Description:

1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital

optical

NTSC

video file

DVD video

Summary:

At 83, Chicago legend Buddy Guy remains the standard-bearer for the blues, an icon determined to see the art form live on long after he's gone. Enter young guitar phenom Quinn Sullivan, who has been mentored by Guy since he was a kid. This stirring documentary, amplified by electrifying musical performances, charts the guidance Guy himself received from the likes of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf while observing the Grammy winner passing his wisdom to the next generation.

Subjects:

Guy, Buddy.

Blues musicians -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.

Blues (Music) -- 1971-1980.

Guitar music (Blues)

Genre:

Nonfiction films.

Documentary films.

Biographical films.

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.