The early films of William Ferris, 1968-1975 / Producers, Brian Graves, April Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Ferris, William R., filmmaker.

Graves, Brian, producer.

Ledbetter, April, producer.

Ledbetter, Steven Lance, producer.

Dust-to-Digital (Firm), film distributor.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blues (Music)--1961-1970.

Blues (Music).

Blues (Music)--1971-1980.

African American musicians.

Blues musicians--United States.

Blues musicians.

United States.

Genre:

documentary film.

Feature films

Documentary films

Short films

Documentary films.

Short films.

Feature films.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, GA : Dust-to-Digital, 2018.

System Details:

DVD.

Summary:

"Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist William Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the roots of the blues. This DVD features seven films made by Ferris between 1968 and 1975"--Https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/va-the-early-films-of-william-ferris-dvd/DTD.054DVD.html.

Contents:

Black Delta, Part I (1968) ; Black Delta, Part II (1968) : Parchman Penitentiary (1968) ; Give My Poor Heart Ease: Mississippi Delta Bluesmen (1975) ; I Ain't Lyin': Folktales from Mississippi (1975) ; Made in Mississippi: Black Folk Art and Crafts (1975) ; Two Black Churches (1975).

Participant:

B.B. King, James "Son Ford" Thomas.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Contains:

Black Delta, Part I.

Black Delta, Part II.

Parchman Penitentiary.

Give My Poor Heart Ease: Mississippi Delta Bluesmen.

I Ain't Lyin': Folktales from Mississippi.

Made in Mississippi: Black Folk Art and Crafts.

Two Black Churches.

OCLC:

1078763548

Publisher Number:

880226005429

DTD-54 Dust-to-Digital