Music on Film: I Am the Blues

Music on Film: Inspiring music docs of all genres paired with special guest speakers selected by The Royal Conservatory of Music.

Take an atmospheric and immersive musical journey through the swamps of the Louisiana Bayou, the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta and the moonshine-soaked barbeques of North Mississippi Hill Country. From sunny front porches to spirited church halls, the last of the ‘blues devils’ including Bobby Rush, Barbara Lynn, Henry Gray, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Lazy Lester and Little Freddie King share their songs and a spellbinding oral history. A Hot Docs favourite, I Am The Blues takes audiences into the world of the African American blues legends, many in their 80s, still making music and sharing stories in the Deep South.

Includes a post-screening Q&A and performance with local blues musician Jake Chisholm, moderated by Max Rubino, Programming Manager of The Royal Conservatory's Performing Arts Division.

Tickets: $16 (Members: $12, $10, Free) or attend all six Music on Film screenings for $63 (Members: $54, $42, Free).

Media Coverage

• The Globe and Mail - 3/4 stars
• Montreal Gazette - “Gives genre’s ambassadors a voice.”
• National Post - “Heartache never sounded so good.”
• NOW Magazine - 4/5 Ns, “A joy.”
  

Presented with The Royal Conservatory of Music. 

Presented in association with Exclaim!.