I Am The Blues (106 min, 2016) this week at MM takes the audience on a musical journey through the swamps of the Louisiana Bayou, the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta and the Moonshine-soaked BBQs in the North Mississippi Hill Country. The film visits blues musicians rooted in the genre's heyday, many in their 80s, still living in the American deep south and touring the Chitlin' Circuit. Let Bobby Rush, Barbara Lynn, Henry Gray, Carol Fran, Little Freddie King, Lazy Lester, Bilbo Walker, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, RL Boyce, LC Ulmer, Lil' Buck Sinegal and their friends awaken the blues in all of us. It's an important window on a disappearing generation of artists... And, it's so true to the Delta and its vibe. More info at www.iamthebluesmovie.com
=0D=0A=*There'll be a Q&A by phone with director/producer Daniel Cross of EyeSteelFilm. Cross is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, producer and activist whose films deal with social justice. He is co-founder of EyeSteelFilm (www.eyesteelfilm.com/about) with fellow director/producer Mila Aung-Thwin.
=0D=0A=He's directed many films such as The Street: A Film with the Homeless (1996), S.P.I.T.: Squeegee Punks in Traffic (2002), Inuuvunga: I am Inuk, I am Alive (2004) and Rip!: A Remix Manifesto (2009). Through EyeSteel, Cross has produced and distributed many more films including: Up the Yangtze (2007) and Last Train Home (2009).
=0D=0A=Details at www. povmagazine.com/…/pov-interview-daniel-cross-and-mila-aung-… and www.moviemonday.ca
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