Documentary Discussion Club

Deep Blues

Documentary Discussion Club 

This month in the Documentary Discussion Club we’ll be talking about Deep Blues. Filmed in 1990, this documentary is a discovery of rural blues acts in the Mississippi Delta and North Mississippi Hill Country. A documentary discussion club is very similar to a book club. Each month participants will watch the movie at home available on Kanopy through the library and then meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month to discuss its themes, impacts and your opinions. Discussion will take place on February 22, 2023 @ 6:30PM in the used bookstore inside the Library. Please contact us at (406) 582-2400 for help using Kanopy or any questions about the program.

To access Kanopy follow the link below and complete the steps to set up your account. All you need is your library card.

https://www.bozemanlibrary.org/elibrary/by-format/movies/kanopy

 

Deep Blues Movie Poster

February Movie: "Deep Blues" (1990)

"In 1990, commissioned by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, veteran music film director Robert Mugge and renowned music scholar Robert Palmer ventured deep into the heart of the North Mississippi Hill Country and Mississippi Delta to seek out the best rural blues acts currently working. Starting on Beale Street in Memphis, they headed south to the juke joints, lounges, front porches, and parlors of Holly Springs, Greenville, Clarksdale, Bentonia, and Lexington. Along the way, they visited celebrated landmarks and documented talented artists cut off from the mainstream of the recording industry. The resulting film expresses reverence for the rich musical history of the region, spotlighting local performers, soon to be world-renowned, thanks in large part to the film, and demonstrating how the blues continues to thrive in new generations of gifted musicians." (Synopses from Kanopy.)

 



Return to full list >>