Documentaries, old and new, with stills and notes for students, makers, and observers of documentary film and video. ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Mimi Pickering
Hazel Dickens: It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song (2001), by Mimi Pickering, portrays a pioneering individualist in American music. The film's music and interviews establish the roots of Dickens's career in bluegrass, as well as her strong pro-worker and pro-women musical activism. Mike Seeger (1933 - 2009) is a wonderful presence in the film (see stills, above).