Acclaimed “King of the Music Documentary” Robert Mugge takes his audience on a rollicking ride through Louisiana’s musical backwater bayous. Regional experts guide this trip from historic concert halls to po’boy joints, blues dives, zydeco clubs, gospel churches and intimate family gatherings, a process that allows Mugge and his crew to capture music in all four corners of the state – arguably the first time this has even been attempted, much less accomplished.
Like their neighbors, members of the legendary New Orleans music community were devastated by Hurricane Katrina and its tragic aftermath. Renowned music documentarian Robert Mugge creates an emotional portrait of horror, heartbreak, and hope as the musicians who lived through the disaster pick up...
Director Robert Mugge looks at the black Creole music scene of Southwest Louisiana and at attempts to name a new "king of zydeco."
DIRECTED BY ROBERT MUGGE
UNITED STATES | 1994 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Margarida lives in São Félix, isolated by the pain of losing her son. Violeta lives her life in Cachoeira, between the adversities of everyday life and traumas of the past. When they meet again, a process of transformation begins, capable of bringing up new friendships and old love.