Documentaries, old and new, with stills and notes for students, makers, and observers of documentary film and video. ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday, September 28, 2009
Bruce Jackson, Peter Seeger, Toshi Seeger, Daniel Seeger
Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison (1966) stands alone as a unique document of work and singing on a plantation at the Ellis Unit, Huntsville, Texas. The film is available on Folkstreams with a variety of useful materials including how it came to be made. Produced by Pete and Toshi Seeger with Bruce Jackson.