Accordions Rising

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Audience Member Hours after watching the terrific "Accordions Rising," I find myself with a heightened awareness and a reconsideration of everyday things -- always-present things I've paradoxically neglected in life. What's the creation story behind the manicure scissors in my medicine cabinet? The food anthropology of the Xanthan Gum powder in my pantry that thickens sauces? Such is the impact "Accordions Rising" has beyond the musical instrument it champions -- it encourages a wider rethink and a reinvigoration of interest in all things ignored or maligned. I shamefully had accordion players pegged as curiously happy-looking, older white men unduly obsessed with polka numbers. But here, accordionists themselves debunk my ignorance by providing their impassioned and charming oral histories of their own journeys leading them to a unique instrument passively marginalized in society as something too quirky to be shown due respect or interest. These engrossing human interest stories and the sincerity and enthusiasm with which they're told are interwoven with loads of music now heard anew with freshly educated and reconditioned ears. We're listening now, not just passively hearing and selectively ignoring. "Accordions Rising" is a wonderfully conceived and executed film which by transcending its highly engaging subject matter reminds us that we simply need to pay better attention -- period -- and afford things a preemptive curiosity and respect beyond what our knee-jerk inclinations assume. Heavily recommended. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Delightful and charming doc on an often overlooked instrument! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a sign of a good documentary when it reminds me of how beautiful something is that you never really think much about. I lived in Polish neighborhood for a few years so I was exposed to this kind of music but not on a day to day basis. As culture evolves, there are inevitably going to be "endangered" art forms so it's great to see an entire documentary dedicated to capturing its history and showing the range of music, in a whole new light. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member A great little movie about a subject I knew nothing about before watching. Interesting interviews of musicians in the accordion world and their places in that world, a smattering of history about the roots of accordion music and the instrument, and of course, wonderful accordion music. Well worth watching. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member The accordion is an instrument that has gone up and down in popularity. I really learned a lot from this and highly recommend it for people that don't know much about this incredible instrument. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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