Two Trains Runnin'

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Two Trains Runnin'

2016,

1h 20m,

Documentary

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In June 1964, hundreds of college students, eager to join the civil rights movement, traveled to Mississippi and started what would be known as Freedom Summer. That same month, two groups of young men -- made up of musicians, college students and record collectors -- also traveled to Mississippi. Though neither group was aware of the other, each had come on the same errand: to find an old blues singer and coax him out of retirement.

Jordan Hoffman

Times of Israel

Feb 1, 2018

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

Jan 26, 2018

B

An enlightening journey with plenty to say about music, history and the ways music can help make history.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Sep 28, 2017

As we watch these once-marginalized artists thrillingly bring their past to bear on tense times, so does this look-and-listen complement the urgency of our newly charged civil rights moment.

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Tom Santilli

AXS.com

Aug 14, 2018

A

Like two trains heading full speed in opposite directions, the two groups of men that headed down South in search of their heroes had two shockingly different fates.

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Curtis Cook

Willamette Week

Jan 18, 2017

B+

Two Trains Runnin' reflects on the triumphs that inspire the soul and the tragedies that continue to plague the fight for racial equality.

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Ron G

Sep 17, 2017

It's a documentary that utilizes interviews, still pictures and animated reproduction of actions, that effectively tells the stories of white young men hunting down long lost blues artists and young white northerners looking to make a difference in the civil rights struggle. All adding to a boiling hot pot called Mississippi in 1964. There is suspense, humor and of course, acoustic blues.

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Synopsis

In June 1964, hundreds of college students, eager to join the civil rights movement, traveled to Mississippi and started what would be known as Freedom Summer. That same month, two groups of young men -- made up of musicians, college students and record collectors -- also traveled to Mississippi. Though neither group was aware of the other, each had come on the same errand: to find an old blues singer and coax him out of retirement.

Director: Sam Pollard
Producer: Benjamin Hedin
Screenwriter: Benjamin Hedin
Production Co: Avalon Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2018
Runtime: 1h 20m

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