Hot Docs - Soundtrack for a Revolution in Feb

Hot Docs is pleased to announce that the February installment of the Doc Soup monthly screening series will feature SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION (USA, 82 MIN) by filmmakers Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman (NANKING, Hot Docs 2007 selection; TWIN TOWERS, 2003 Academy Award winner). 

An official selection of the Cannes and Tribeca film festivals and shortlisted for a Best Documentary Feature Academy Award, SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION has been called “a stirring civics lesson combined with glossy modern music videos of the movement’s greatest hits” by Variety. SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION will screen on Wednesday, February 17, at 6:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. at the Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor Street West.

Executive produced by Danny Glover, SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music – the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, paddy wagons and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. The music and its infectious energy enabled African-Americans to sing words they could not say, helping protesters to face down brutal aggression with dignity and non-violence. Featuring new performances of these freedom songs by such celebrated performers as John Legend, Joss Stone, Wyclef Jean and The Roots, the film couples thrilling performances with riveting archival footage and interviews with civil rights foot soldiers and leaders, including Congressman John Lewis and Julian Bond.

The Doc Soup monthly screening series brings the latest Canadian and international documentaries to the big screen in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Single tickets for SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION are $12 and can be purchased in advance at http://www.hotdocs.ca or at the door on the night of the screening (subject to availability). A limited number of free tickets for the 9:15 p.m. screening will be available to students with proper ID (subject to availability) at the door, on a first-come first-served basis beginning at 5:30 p.m.