PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG

Showings

Ped Mall -Scene 1 Sat, Mar 29, 2014 3:00 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Sun, Mar 30, 2014 3:00 PM
Film Info
Rating:PG
Runtime:93 mins
Director:Jim Brown
Year Released:2007
Production Country:USA

Description

Music Event: Post-screening sing-along with members of Iowa City's own Family Folk Machine.

"Four stars! A vibrant musical film!" - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The only authorized biography of the life of one of the greatest American singer-songwriters of the last century. Pete Seeger was the architect of the folk revival, writing some of its best known songs including "Where Have All the "Flowers Gone," "Turn, Turn, Turn" and "If I Had A Hammer." Largely misunderstood by his critics, including the US government, for his views on peace, unionism, civil rights and ecology, Seeger was targeted by the communist witch hunt of the Fifties. He was picketed, protested, blacklisted, and, in spite of his enormous popularity, banned from American television for more than 17 years. With a combination of never-before-seen archival footage and personal films made by Seeger and his wife, PETE SEEGER: POWER OF SONG chronicles the life of this legendary artist and political activist.