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American Epic

2017 · 1 season

A reverent, unhurried archival journey that lets crackling old recordings and sweeping landscapes carry a quiet sense of discovery.

Genres
Documentary
Tagline
The First Time America Heard Itself
Overview
Travel the country in search of unknown 1920s artists, when the music of ordinary Americans was recorded for the first time, transforming music forever, in a three-part film narrated by Robert Redford, featuring Jack White, Nas, Taj Mahal and others.
How it feels
Earnest, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Music, identity, race, memory
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Bernard MacMahon
Written by
Allison McGourty, Bernard MacMahon, Duke Erikson
Starring
Robert Redford, Taj Mahal, Mississippi John Hurt, Jack White, Nas, Willie Nelson, Lydia Mendoza
Cinematography
Richard Henkels, Vern Moen
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes
Network
PBS
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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