This captivating movie, like the blues itself, is at once a recognition of somber. One is a wellknown story, the other is a mystery whose outcome is not so wellknown. Finally, on june 21, 1964, these two campaigns collided in memorable and tragic fashion. Recently she completed production on atchafalaya, a short film. Two trains runnin is the story of these three defining moments. Two trains runnin is about the search for two forgotten blues singers, set in mississippi during the height of the civil rights movement. In june of 1964, hundreds of college students, eager to join the civil rights movement, traveled to mississippi and started what would be known as freedom summer. Apr 08, 2016 two trains runnin is about the search for two forgotten blues singers, set in mississippi during the height of the civil rights movement. Sam pollard on two trains runnin filmmaker magazine. Two trains runnin intermingles two completely unrelated nonfiction threads which converge in the state of mississippi on june 21, 1964, one of them is triumphant, the other tragic. Dec 01, 2016 a scene from two trains runnin, sam pollards documentary built around an astonishing historical coincidence.
Two trains runnin 2016, which premiered at the full frame film festival. It details the search for two forgotten blues singer and set in mississippi during the height of the civil rights movement. Two trains runnin is a featurelength documentary directed by acclaimed filmmaker sam pollard, narrated by common, and featuring the music of gary clark jr. After a festival run that included stops at full frame, sheffield docfest, traverse city, vancouver international film festival, new york film festival, and more, the film will have a limited theatrical release in 2017. Two trains runnin 2016 not rated 1h 20min documentary, music 8 april 2016 usa two trains runnin is about the search for two forgotten blues singers, carried out in mississippi during the height of the american civil rights movement. Two trains runnin equally and vividly recreates the north to south.
Documentaries movie 2016 two trains runnin is about the search for two forgotten blues singers, set in mississippi during the height of the civil rights movement. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Video archive for the film two trains runnin, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2016. Two trains runnin trailer 2016 trailer for two trains runnin. Two trains runnin documentary in june of 1964, hundreds of college students, eager to join the civil rights movement, traveled to mississippi and.
Fahey went to bentonia, mississippi, not too far from where spiro will eventually wind up. A powerful meditation on the origins of an africanamerican musical genre and the painful reasons for its existence. Jul 11, 2015 provided to youtube by cdbaby two trains runnin freak mountain ramblers flxible. Two trains runnin is about the search for two forgotten blues singers, carried out. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for two trains runnin 2016. As two trains runnin screens in theaters throughout the country, i spoke with pollard about developing a love for country.
The play premiered on broadway in 1993 and was a finalist for the pulitzer prize for drama. Two trains runnin equally and vividly recreates the north to south paths of two idealistic american stories in the summer of 1964, when, as bob dylan warned, the times they are achangin. James grew up about a hundred miles to the south, near a town named bentonia. This captivating movie, like the blues itself, is at once a recognition of somber truths and a gesture of protest against them. Christopher north, score, is a songwriter and multiinstrumentalist who has contributed to the score for more than 40 films.
Two trains runnin nyff54 film society of lincoln center. Oct 18, 2015 provided to youtube by cdbaby two trains runnin the high 48s great northern railroad. The ground on which i stand 2015 for american masters. Anyway what an incredible story this film portrayed.
In addition to washington, the film also stars viola davis, stephen mckinley henderson, jovan adepo, russell hornsby, mykelti williamson and saniyya sidney. Packed with detail, two trains runnin pulls together two familiar subjectsthe folkmusic revival and the civil rights movementto open an entirely new angle on history. The film pays tribute to a pioneering generation of musicians and cuts to the heart of our present moment, offering a crucial vantage from which to view the evolving dynamics of race in america. Two trains runnin not only pays tribute to a pioneering generation of musicians, it offers a crucial vantage from which to view the evolving dynamics of race in america. Common, narrator and executive producer, is an academy awardwinning actor and musician, as well as a renowned author and philanthropist. Two trains runnin not only pays tribute to a pioneering generation of musicians, but it cuts to the heart of our present moment, offering a crucial vantage from which to view the evolving dynamics of race in america. Pollard threads their story, complete with animation and interviews, into the context of that.
On june 21, 1964, two lost giants of the delta blues were located and three. The search of several young, white men for blues singers who have been missing for decades coincides with the civil rights movement in mississippi in the 1960s. Two trains runnin, sam pollard s compact, resonant documentary part essay film, part road picture, part musical anthology is built around an astonishing historical coincidence. Asbury park music in film festival two trains runnin an avalon films production two trains runnin is about the search for two forgotten blues singers, son house and skip james, set in mississippi during the height of the civil rights movement. Sam pollards energetic, trenchant documentary two trains runnin spotlights a time when. My documentary two trains runnin, about the searches for son house and skip james during mississippi freedom summer, premiered in 2016. Two trains runnin 2016 in june of 1964, hundreds of college students, eager to join the civil rights movement, traveled to mississippi and started what would be known as freedom summer. Like two trains heading full speed in opposite directions, the two groups of men that headed down south in search of their heroes had two shockingly different fates. Set primarily in mississippi against the backdrop of the civil rights movements freedom summer, it follows two groups of young men who are searching for pioneering blues musicians who may be lost to history.
Two trains runnin is sponsored by historic film row, a 501 c 3 nonprofit located in oklahoma city, oklahoma. He was recently seen in selma, a film centered around the 1965 civil rights marches that changed america, and also appears in barbershop 3 alongside ice cube, nicki minaj, and eve. Metrograph is a new manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archivequality 35mm prints and new films in stateoftheart digital projection. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of. Sam pollards two trains runnin will screen as part of the spotlight on documentary section of the 54th new york film festival september 30 october 16. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Jul 11, 2017 two trains runnin usa narrated by common and featuring extraordinary performances from a whos who of contemporary blues, two trains runnin takes viewers back to the deep south of the.
We either had to use reenactments with actors which i had done in previous films or animation. Editing smithsonian african american film festival. The film pays tribute to a pioneering generation of musicians and cuts to the heart of our present moment, offering a crucial vantage from which to view the evolving dynamics of race in. Its the story of two sets of young white guys from different parts of the country, who each travelled down to mississippi in 1964 in search of the blues musicians skip james and son house among others, who put out records. Fahey was the more experienced of the two musician hunters, having been to mississippi previously on one of these missions. Two trains runnin tells the story of the search for two forgotten blues singers skip james and son house, set in mississippi during the height of the civil rights movement.
There were two trains runnin that summer and they would meet one fateful sunday in june. Directed by sam pollard and featuring the music of gary clark jr. Despite the proximity of their origin, their music sounds very different, a testament to the diversity of folk traditions that were then floating around mississippi. Directed by sam pollard, narrated by common, and featuring the music of gary clark jr. For white northerners, traveling to the mississippi delta was like going to another country. The movie is all the more pointed and relevant today, in an era of renewed attention on police brutality and voting rights. Jun 10, 2016 provided to youtube by ingrooves two trains running carl verheyen band slang justice released on. Watch two trains runnin streaming online hulu free trial. This captivating movie, like the blues itself, is at once a recognition of. Two trains runnin documents these journeys with excellent animated sequences. Two trains runnin is about the search for two forgotten blues singers, carried out in mississippi during the height of the american civil rights movement. Sam pollards two trains runnin brings a fresh perspective to the wellknown, tragic tale of the three civil rights activists murdered in mississippi in the summer of 1964.
Two trains runnin is a featurelength documentary directed by sam pollard, narrated by common, and featuring the music of gary clark jr. Two trains runnin is a featurelength documentary directed by acclaimed filmmaker sam pollard, narrated by common and featuring the music of gary clark jr. Two trains running is a play by american playwright august wilson, the sixth in his tenpart series the pittsburgh cycle. Two northtosouth quests of the freedom summer of 1964one to take part in the civil rights movement, the other to find blues legends skip james and son houseconverge in sam pollards inventive, musically and historically rich film. Film festival announces 2016 documentary lineup, including new films by errol. Music documentary two trains runnin captures 1964 collision of. Two trains runnin 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Two trains runnin is a featurelength doc directed by acclaimed filmmaker samuel d. When the two separate campaigns inevitably converged, it happened in memorable and tragic fashion. All 34 songs from the two trains runnin 2016 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions.
Two trains runnin is a graceful and unnervingly prescient document of the lost legacy of the blues, and the long, bloodsoaked road to freedom. Fences is a 2016 american period drama film starring, produced and directed by denzel washington and written by august wilson, based on his pulitzer prizewinning play of the same name. In june of 1964 hundreds of college students, eager to join the civil rights movement, traveled to mississippi, starting what would be known as freedom summer. Narrated by common, who also served as executive producer, the film tells the story of three young civil rights workers who were murdered by ku klux klan members in neshoba county, miss. Like two trains heading full speed in opposite directions, the two groups of men that headed down south in search of their heroes. Pollard, narrated by common, and featuring the music of gary clark jr. That same month, two groups of young menmade up of musicians, college students and record collectorsalso traveled to mississippi.
With performances by gary clark jr, valerie june, lucinda williams, north mississippi allstars, chris thomas king and more. Filmmaker sam pollard and producer dava whisenant attend two trains runnin 2016. Slavery by another name 2012, which competed at sundance. Two trains runnin 2016 soundtrack complete list of songs. Two trains runnin is a documentary which chronicles the search by some. With guest appearance by blues greats gary clark jr. A documentary about the search for two forgotten blues singers, set in mississippi during the height of the civil rights movement. This is two trains runnin by avalon films on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Since 2012, pollard has completed several documentaries as a producerdirector. Music naturally fills the film, including appearances by gary clark jr.
Narrated by common and featuring the music of gary clark jr. Accomplished editor, director, and producer sam pollard joins us to present two trains runnin a fascinating documentary look at political and cultural upheaval during the freedom summer of 1964. In june of 1964 hundreds of college students, eager to join the civil rights movement, traveled to mississippi. Dec 14, 2016 sam pollards two trains runnin brings a fresh perspective to the wellknown, tragic tale of the three civil rights activists murdered in mississippi in the summer of 1964. Its an absorbing story filled with weird coincidences, extraordinary. Sam pollards brilliant new film weaves together the political and cultural efforts of two groups of young people and the changes affected by their efforts. Watch two trains runnin now on your favorite device. Oscarnominated filmmaker sam pollard is the goldstandard in documentary film and two trains runnin is no exception.
Two years alone in the wilderness escape the city to build off grid log cabin duration. A scene from two trains runnin, sam pollards documentary built around an. Two trains runnin two trains runnin trailer facebook. One of the bigger names at the festival this year is two trains runnin which is part of the milwaukee film festivals black lens program. Oct 22, 2016 two years alone in the wilderness escape the city to build off grid log cabin duration. They end up in the eye of a racial storm that led to civil rights and new inspiration for folk singers.
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