Take Me to the River: New Orleans

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Take Me to the River: New Orleans

2022

1h 50m

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The second in the franchise of the award-winning TAKE ME TO THE RIVER. "Take Me to the River: New Orleans" celebrates the rich musical history, the heritage, legacy, and influence of New Orleans and Louisiana. A true collaboration and melting pot of influences from around the World, that came together and formed one of the world's most unique cultural jewels. Our adventure shows the resiliency of surviving disaster to a formidable rebirth while pairing legacy musicians with stars of today, and how this unique cultural jewel came to exist.

Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

That piling-on of talent, from different generations and musical genres, is what makes Take Me to the River such an exhilarating project,

May 19, 2022

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

Take Me to the River: New Orleans contains a lot of good music and a number of fascinating subjects for discussion, but never quite figures out how to bring them all together in a satisfying manner.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 29, 2022

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Chris Willman

Variety

Eventually the film finds its own rhythm. A movie that includes this disproportionate an amount of the world’s leading experts in syncopation would be hard-pressed not to.

Apr 28, 2022

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Nate Tinner-Williams

Black Catholic Messenger

Though one could be fooled by its marketing into thinking the movie is a history doc, the film is moreso a behind-the-scenes look at a series of studio performances from the assembled artists, with historical vignettes on New Orleans interspersed.

Rated: A

Aug 10, 2024

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

It's partly a promotional vehicle showing the recording of the songs on the movie's soundtrack and partly a history of New Orleans music culture. The documentary has got some editing issues, but the diverse performances in the studio are joyous to watch.

May 22, 2022

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

An exhilarating tribute to the music of New Orleans

May 4, 2022

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Patrick

Such a great look into New Orleans and its music origins

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/12/22

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Monica

I love love love this film and all the people in it and all the people who made it!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/06/22

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Oz M

Unpacking New Orleans music and musical history is a might task, this documentary does it justice in an informative, emotional and just way. The music and interviews captured are important historical parts of American history.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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j r

The music alone is reason to see Take Me to the River. NO R&B is the common thread to all the songs, both new and old, which are shown being recorded in "live take" studio sessions. The younger and elder artists work together and discuss how they maintain the feeling of New Orleans music as the world changes. Meanwhile, the narrator discusses the history of NO music and how it forms the basis of American music. Fantastic and positive experience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Donya F

An excellent uplifting documentary that captures the essence and spirit of the musical traditions of New Orleans.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/12/22

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eugenio f

The music sounded good but the director didn't make a compelling narrative out of such rich source material. If I'm being honest, I fell asleep twice while watching it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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The second in the franchise of the award-winning TAKE ME TO THE RIVER. "Take Me to the River: New Orleans" celebrates the rich musical history, the heritage, legacy, and influence of New Orleans and Louisiana. A true collaboration and melting pot of influences from around the World, that came together and formed one of the world's most unique cultural jewels. Our adventure shows the resiliency of surviving disaster to a formidable rebirth while pairing legacy musicians with stars of today, and how this unique cultural jewel came to exist.

Director: Martin Shore
Producer: Martin Shore, Cody Dickinson, Dan Sameha, Eric Krasno, Eric Heigle, Ian Neville
Screenwriter: Martin Shore, Robert Gordon, Martin Shore
Distributor: 360 Distribution
Production Co: Social Capital Films
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 22, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 3, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $43.6K
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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