Pete Seeger Movies

  • 2014
    Freedom Summer

    Freedom Summer

    Freedom Summer

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    In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created...

    Freedom Summer
  • 2002
    Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

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    The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.

    Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  • 1947
    To Hear Your Banjo Play

    To Hear Your Banjo Play

    To Hear Your Banjo Play

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    A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.

    To Hear Your Banjo Play
  • 1945
    Pick a Bale of Cotton

    Pick a Bale of Cotton

    Pick a Bale of Cotton

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    Blues/Folk Performer Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) speaks and performs several songs in various settings.

    Pick a Bale of Cotton
  • 2000
    The Internationale

    The Internationale

    The Internationale

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    THE INTERNATIONALE draws on people's stories of an emotionally charged radical song (the long-time anthem of socialism and communism) to celebrate...

    The Internationale
  • 2009
    We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

    We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

    We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

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    A public celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America at the Lincoln Memorial and the...

    We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
  • 1984
    Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

    Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

    Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

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    A warmhearted memorial to the folk singer whose songs galvanized organizers and guitar-pickers across the United States. Part biography, part...

    Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
  • 1991
    Tribute to Harry Chapin

    Tribute to Harry Chapin

    Tribute to Harry Chapin

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    Tribute concert held in 1987 at Carnegie Hall (and later televised on PBS), commemorating Harry Chapin's posthumous receipt of the Congressional...

    Tribute to Harry Chapin
  • 1980
    Canto Libre - den fria sången

    Canto Libre - den fria sången

    Canto Libre - den fria sången

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    A concert program about the current development of the free Latin American music presented by a wide range of artists, performers and groups from...

    Canto Libre - den fria sången
  • 2010
    Gasland

    Gasland

    Gasland

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    It is happening all across America-rural landowners wake up one day to find a lucrative offer from an energy company wanting to lease their property....

    Gasland
  • 2007
    Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

    Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

    Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

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    Documentary about Charles Olson, exploring his life and the significance of Gloucester, Massachusetts.

    Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
  • 2004
    Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal

    Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal

    Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal

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    In September of 2004 at the Toronto Film Festival, the Weavers sang together for possibly the last time.

    Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
  • 2014
    The Winding Stream

    The Winding Stream

    The Winding Stream

    6.52014HD

    The story of the American music dynasty, the Carters and Cashes, and their decades-long influence on popular music.

    The Winding Stream
  • 2007
    Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian

    Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian

    Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian

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    A special concert celebrating the music of children's music entertainer Ella Jenkins, based on the Grammy award-winning album.

    Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian
  • 2006
    Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

    Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

    Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

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    Every American who has listened to the radio knows Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land." The music of the folk singer/songwriter has been recorded by...

    Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
  • 1960
    Indian Summer

    Indian Summer

    Indian Summer

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    On the first hot day of summer, an old farmer goes fishing just as he has done for many years on the West Branch of the Delaware River. A young boy,...

    Indian Summer
  • 1971
    The Foolish Frog

    The Foolish Frog

    The Foolish Frog

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    A farmer wanted words to go with the tune he was playing when he saw a frog sitting on the bank of the stream. The frog did something silly which...

    The Foolish Frog
  • 2008
    Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan

    Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan

    Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan

    8.52008HD

    This fascinating program tells the story of the music and artists that have influenced Bob Dylan throughout his career. Although his reputation as a...

    Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
  • 1987
    The Arlo Guthrie Show

    The Arlo Guthrie Show

    The Arlo Guthrie Show

    01987HD

    A concert featuring singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie. Performing from Austin, Texas, the folk-singer is joined by guest artists.

    The Arlo Guthrie Show
  • 1983
    Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists

    Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists

    Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists

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    A unique documentary that looks at the political activities of the American Communist Party in the early to mid-twentieth century.

    Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists