Two Trains Runnin'

2016

1 hr. 20 min.

Documentary

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In June of 1964, hundreds of college students, eager to join the civil rights movement, traveled to Mississippi and started what would be known as Freedom Summer. That same month, two groups of young men -- made up of musicians, college students and record collectors -- also traveled to Mississippi. Though neither group was aware of the other, each had come on the same errand: to find an old blues singer and coax him out of retirement.

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It's a documentary that utilizes interviews, still pictures and animated reproduction of actions, that effectively tells the stories of white young men hunting down long lost blues artists and young white northerners looking to make a difference in the civil rights struggle. All adding to a boiling hot pot called Mississippi in 1964. There is suspense, humor and of course, acoustic blues.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Samuel D. Pollard

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Common

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David Nykl

Malachi

Rubi Tupper

Bevin

Dylan Ratzlaff

Rachel

Annette Reilly

Malachi's Wife

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Jordan Hoffman

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Feb 1, 2018

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

An enlightening journey with plenty to say about music, history and the ways music can help make history.

Rated: B

Jan 26, 2018

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

As we watch these once-marginalized artists thrillingly bring their past to bear on tense times, so does this look-and-listen complement the urgency of our newly charged civil rights moment.

Sep 28, 2017

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Tom Santilli

AXS.com

Like two trains heading full speed in opposite directions, the two groups of men that headed down South in search of their heroes had two shockingly different fates.

Rated: A

Aug 14, 2018

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Curtis Cook

Willamette Week

Two Trains Runnin' reflects on the triumphs that inspire the soul and the tragedies that continue to plague the fight for racial equality.

Rated: B+

Jan 18, 2017

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Nora Lee Mandel

Film-Forward.com

Equally and vividly re-creates the North to South paths of 2 idealistic American stories summer '64...2 blues legends found the same day...as murders for voter registration.

Rated: 7/10

Dec 2, 2016

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Synopsis

In June of 1964, hundreds of college students, eager to join the civil rights movement, traveled to Mississippi and started what would be known as Freedom Summer. That same month, two groups of young men -- made up of musicians, college students and record collectors -- also traveled to Mississippi. Though neither group was aware of the other, each had come on the same errand: to find an old blues singer and coax him out of retirement.

Director: Samuel D. Pollard
Executive Producer: Common, Derek Dudley
Screenwriter: Benjamin Hedin
Production Co: Avalon Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2018

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