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Take Me to the River: New Orleans

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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.

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru An exhilarating tribute to the music of New Orleans May 4, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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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