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Dusty & Stones

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Dusty & Stones chronicles the remarkable ride of cousins Gazi "Dusty" Simelane and Linda "Stones" Msibi, a struggling country music duo from the tiny African Kingdom of Swaziland who long for their big break. When they are unexpectedly invited to record in Nashville and to compete in a Texas battle of the bands, Dusty and Stones embark on their long-awaited first pilgrimage to the ancestral heart of country music. Over a momentous ten-day road trip through the American South, the duo bring their music to life in a top recording studio and immerse themselves in the culture they've long felt part of from afar. But the dream journey is abruptly thrown into disarray when the singers arrive in the small town of Jefferson, Texas, where trouble with the local backing band threatens to derail the cousins' debut American performance. A shell-shocked Dusty and Stones must take the stage and fight to bring home an award for Swaziland.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) 11/04/2024
They are into the entire culture, which is a thing that I love about this. Go to Full Review Carmen Paddock MovieJawn Apr 23
Dusty & Stones will make country music fans fall in love with the genre all over again, its beauty, diversity, power, and universal chords and truths laid bare with heart, soul, and beautiful song. Go to Full Review Wade Major FilmWeek (LAist) 11/04/2024
[My colleague Tim Cogshell] is fond of saying that in the world there's really only one culture, and boy does this really underline it. Go to Full Review Ria Dhull Spectrum Culture 10/17/2024
Dusty & Stones succeeds as a documentary, even as director Jesse Rudoy gets too big for his britches and veers into the hypocritical. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Jesse Rudoy

Director

Melissa O. Adeyemo

Producer

Jesse Rudoy

Producer

Sam Bisbee

Executive Producer

Cody Ryder

Executive Producer

Adam Abada

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Synopsis Dusty & Stones chronicles the remarkable ride of cousins Gazi "Dusty" Simelane and Linda "Stones" Msibi, a struggling country music duo from the tiny African Kingdom of Swaziland who long for their big break. When they are unexpectedly invited to record in Nashville and to compete in a Texas battle of the bands, Dusty and Stones embark on their long-awaited first pilgrimage to the ancestral heart of country music. Over a momentous ten-day road trip through the American South, the duo bring their music to life in a top recording studio and immerse themselves in the culture they've long felt part of from afar. But the dream journey is abruptly thrown into disarray when the singers arrive in the small town of Jefferson, Texas, where trouble with the local backing band threatens to derail the cousins' debut American performance. A shell-shocked Dusty and Stones must take the stage and fight to bring home an award for Swaziland.
Director
Jesse Rudoy
Producer
Melissa O. Adeyemo, Jesse Rudoy
Distributor
First Run Features
Production Co
Park Pictures, Ominira Studios
Genre
Documentary, Music, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 10, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 24m
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