Hot Pepper

Poster for the movie "Hot Pepper"

Thrilling musical portrait of Zydeco King Clifton Chenier, who combines the pulsating rhythms of Cajun dance music and black R&B with African overtones, belting out his irresistible music in the sweaty juke joints of South Louisiana.

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Dry Wood

Poster for the movie "Dry Wood"

Featuring the stories and music of seminal Cajun musicians "Bois Sec" Ardoin and Canray Fontenot, Dry Wood is a short, vibrant documentary portrait of life, food, music and festivity in the Louisiana Delta from the singular Les Blank.

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Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists, The

Poster for the movie "The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists"

What happens when a dedicated husband and father quits his job, adopts the persona of a Western-Movie Singing Cowboy, takes on the entire art establishment (including Christo and Andy Warhol), and refuses to accept money for his art ? Meet Gerry Gaxiola, AKA The Maestro, an ex-wage slave who...

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Sprout Wings and Fly

Poster for the movie "Sprout Wings and Fly"

Set in the North Carolina Appalachians, Sprout Wings and Fly honors the fiddle playing of 82-year-old Tommy Jarrell of Toast, NC. Tommy was quirky, gregarious and generous, and this film shows him at his best, in fine fiddling form.

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Spend It All

Poster for the movie "Spend It All"

Another short documentary of "Real Food, Roots Music, and People Full of Passion for what they do," Spend It All is Les Blank's spirited look at the French-speaking Cajun community of southwest Louisiana.

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In Heaven There Is No Beer?

Poster for the movie "In Heaven There Is No Beer?"

A joyous romp through the dance, food, music, friendship, and even religion of the Polka. The explosive energy and high spirits of the polka subculture are rendered with warmth and dedication to scholarship in this journey through Polish-American celebrations. Polka stars like Jimmy Sturr, Eddie Blazonzyck and Walt Solek...

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Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Poster for the movie "Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers"

A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and a flavorful musical soundtrack.

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