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Down in Dallas Town

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Down in Dallas Town is a startling film about the shifting terrain of public memory sixty years after the murder of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Through interviews with people on the street and songs recorded to memorialize JFK in the mid-1960s, the film explores the impact of the assassination on issues in today's world, from lingering conspiracy theories to the proliferation of gun violence, homelessness, and the scourge of K2. Personal narratives are juxtaposed with the sentiments articulated in blues, gospel, norteño, and calypso recordings to haunting affect. Especially poignant is the account of Mary Ann Moorman, who returns to the assassination site fifty years later and details the making of her Polaroid photograph of the fatal head shot that killed JFK as the motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza. This resonant new film by Alan Govenar confronts ways we come to terms with the past through the power of storytelling, image-making, and a songbook that is largely unknown.

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Wade Major FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) It's a little bit of collage that doesn't perfectly hold together, but it paints an effective picture. Mar 5, 2024 Full Review Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews Beautifully crafted with sensitivity and intelligence, it takes us beyond the images of 11/22/63 that have become so familiar that they have lost their initial power. Rated: 4/5 Nov 22, 2023 Full Review Andrew Stover Film Threat Down in Dallas Town is an illuminating documentary that delves into the memory of Kennedy, the art of photography and music, the struggles of homelessness, and the prevalence of gun violence. Rated: 7/10 Nov 21, 2023 Full Review Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) What was particularly interesting is interviews with people who were there Rated: 6/10 Nov 18, 2023 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Fascinating and eye-opening, but overstuffed. Nov 15, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Down in Dallas Town is a startling film about the shifting terrain of public memory sixty years after the murder of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Through interviews with people on the street and songs recorded to memorialize JFK in the mid-1960s, the film explores the impact of the assassination on issues in today's world, from lingering conspiracy theories to the proliferation of gun violence, homelessness, and the scourge of K2. Personal narratives are juxtaposed with the sentiments articulated in blues, gospel, norteño, and calypso recordings to haunting affect. Especially poignant is the account of Mary Ann Moorman, who returns to the assassination site fifty years later and details the making of her Polaroid photograph of the fatal head shot that killed JFK as the motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza. This resonant new film by Alan Govenar confronts ways we come to terms with the past through the power of storytelling, image-making, and a songbook that is largely unknown.
Director
Alan Govenar
Screenwriter
Alan Govenar, Jason Johnson-Spinos
Distributor
First Run Features
Production Co
Documentary Arts
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 17, 2023, Limited
Runtime
1h 13m