Take Me to the River - Electronic Press Kit Take Me to the River is full of Love and Heart and Soul ~ It is an Experience and a Movement. Its not about sharing a storyline, it is about sharing a LIFEline. It will stay with you. -C Take Me to the River AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER at SXSW 2014 BEST FEATURE FILM of the FESTIVAL at RAINDANCE 2014 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER at MAINE INTERNATIONAL FF 2014 (Take Me to the River) is real and genuine and straight from the heart.... - Variety There has never been a standing ovation in the history of the Raindance Film Festival. Ive never heard of one in London for a film before! -Raindance Festival (Take Me to the River) focuses on the legacy of Southern music by putting generations of musicians together in the recording studio and embracing the magical spirit of Memphis that still endures. - The Hollywood Reporter Take Me to the River was one of the best things we saw at Bonnaroo 2014. William Bell brought stunning theatricality and dynamics. Bobby Rush was at once gorgeous, deep, moving, and hilarious. -Rolling Stone The rich musical legacy of the Mississippi Delta and Memphis is celebrated in Take Me to the River...a vibrant documentary about the making of an album of the same title. Glimpses of players teaching students from the Stax Music Academy are inspiring. -New York Times Take Me to the River was one of the top 5 coolest things at Bonnaroo 2014. - USA Today In Take Me to the River the camera disappears and the performances are natural and unique. No other music film has ever been made like this before. -Philadelphia Tribune A musical celebration and Memphis history lesson filled with legendary artists new and old... - Billboard Take Me to the River reminds us where all the great music came from. -The Boston Globe The giddy energy is contagious. It truly feels like youre watching a once-in-a-lifetime session. Take Me to the River succeeds as a great introduction to the sound of Memphis. - Austin Chronicle A remarkable glimpse of Soulvilles past meeting its future. -The Village Voice Take Me to the RIver is poised to win over audiences across the country. Attention studios: this is the SXSW movie to buy! - The Movie Blog Nashville Film Festival standout Take Me to the River is a glorious affirmation of sweet Memphis soul. Dip me in. -Nashville Scene A joyful tribute to the Memphis soul music scene. - Variety SPLENDID! If you loved Twenty Fee from Stardom, Take Me to the River is a buoyant, vastly entertaining follow-up. -Gerald Peary, Arts Fuse I cried and I laughed when I watched this film. The world needs to know all about this music--and its not just music, its a lifestyle. - Snoop Dogg to The Hollywood Reporter A lot of SXSW is spent searching for cool, but really, you dont need to look any further than this. - Billboard The film is an affectionate uplifting stomping good ride. - Mark James, Film International ...what Take Me to the River has going for it is the charming personalties of the music makers and the stories they tell. - Philadelphia Inquirer The arrival of younger Memphis-born hip-hop acts, including preteen prodigy Lil P-Nut and “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” collaborator Frayser Boy, never overshadow the veterans. On the contrary, there’s something touching about the level of respect between the generations, never more pronounced than in Snoop Dogg’s camaraderie with Stax journeyman William Bell. - Variety A multi-discipline, pan-generational throw down. - Reel Chicago From the moment the film started and music of the Delta filled the theatre, the energy was visceral. The remake of old songs with the addition of some of todays hottest talent made Take Me to the River incredibly entertaining, infectious, and charming. - sarahsbackstagepass Take Me to the River is a broad cinematic opus thats equal parts historical portrait, socio-political discourse, behind-the-scenes dissection of a session, and multi-generational celebration of achievement. -Nashville Scene Take Me to the RIver celebrates Memphis multiracial musical traditions.... - Austin Chronicle A MUST-SEE! More than a standard historical documentary, this film gets to the heart of MOVING MUSIC & CULTURE FORWARD by giving the viewer the inspired chance of watching a recording session undertaken by VETERANS with STUDENTS...LEGENDS with NEWCOMERS...BLACK & WHITE...R&B & HIP HOP...THREE GENERATIONS...MEN & WOMEN. - Urban Music Scene Id have no hesitation recommending Take Me to the River to film fans and documentary fans. -Off The Tracks If you love music, you will love Take Me to the River. While the documentary focuses on the evolution of the music scene in Memphis, it parallels the evolution of American music in general. - atxgossip This flick is my red carpet pick of the night. -Nashville Scene Take Me to the River celebrates and pays homage to the genre, the city of Memphis, and those who made it unforgettable. -sarahsbackstagepass In a way, I waited for Take Me to the River for over 50 years. Watching older blues men and younger rappers sharing tips, sharing songs, sharing affection and respect, brought tears to my eyes. It definitely made me think of these younger men in a new and deeper way. And every time, the music hit a sweetspot, my eyes teared up with joy I’d waited 50 years to experience. - Peter Coyote, actor Simply fantastic! - Bob Weir, The Grateful Dead Fantastic, touched my heart. - Boz Skaggs Take Me to the River is inspiring! Im thinking creatively as we speak. - Perry Farrell, Janes Addiction, Lollapalooza I learned so much and felt it right the heart. Great job! - Dino Danelli, The Rascals Take Me to the River at Bonnaroo 2014: rollingstone/music/pictures/45-best-things-we-saw-at-bonnaroo-2014-20140616/best-education-take-me-to-the-river-screening-and-concert-0782206 usatoday/story/life/music/2014/06/13/five-cool-things-bonnaroo-thursday/10411389/ usatoday/story/life/music/2014/06/15/bonnaroo-weekend-recap-jack-white-kanye-west-skrillex/10524507/ Long Synopsis: Take Me To The River is a feature documentary and record celebrating the inter-generational, inter-racial, inter-gender musical influence of Memphis in the face of pervasive discrimination and segregation. The film brings multiple generations of award-winning Memphis and Mississippi Delta musicians together, following them through the creative process of recording a new album, to re-imagine the utopia of racial, gender, and generational collaboration of Memphis in its heyday. Hip-hop artists such as Snoop Dogg, PNut, Hustle & Flows Oscar-winning Frayser Boy, Al Kapone and Yo Gotti are paired with Grammy-winning legends of Memphis soul and R&B, including Mavis Staples, Bobby Blue Bland, Booker T. Jones, Charlie Musselwhite, Bobby Rush, WIlliam Bell, Otis Clay, and the incomparable session musicians of Stax and Hi Records. Oscar nominee Terrence Howard is our MC through the story as well as one of our recording artists. Take Me To The River brings us inside these creative collaborations to share the struggles, the joy, and inspiration of some of Americas most talented master musicians, who have influenced and inspired the worlds popular music. The film reveals the story of Americas music and how it is undoubtedly one of the most original and finest gifts to the world. Take Me To The River is a cinema-verite documentary. It is about the memory and lineage of this unique place of origin, Memphis, and how it has inspired and influenced the worlds popular music of today. The film is not only about music, the musicians and the unique place of origin, but about inviting the viewer into the process of making and creating a dynamic collaboration. This powerful style of documentary filmmaking invented by the French, often lost in todays world, is influence by the work of French masters (Jean Rouch and Jean-Luc Godard). In Take Me To The River, the camera disappears and performances are natural and unique. Shot with as many as eight cameras at a time, no other music film has ever been made like this before. Short Synopsis: Take Me to the River is a feature film celebrating the inter-generational and inter-racial musical influence of Memphis in the face of pervasive discrimination and segregation. The film brings multiple generations of award-winning Memphis and Mississippi Delta musicians together, following them through the creative process of recording a historic new album, to re-imagine the utopia of racial, gender and generational collaboration of Memphis in its heyday. Featuring Terrence Howard, William Bell, Snoop Dog, Mavis Staples, Otis Clay, Lil P-Nut, Charlie Musselwhite, Bobby Blue Bland, Yo Gotti, Bobby Rush, Frayser Boy, The North Mississippi All-Stars and many more. Website tmttr/ Facebook https://facebook/tmttrfilm Twitter https://twitter/tmttrfilm Instagram instagram/tmttrfilm Soundcloud https://soundcloud/tmttr YouTube https://youtube/user/tmttrfilm
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