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Black Fiddlers

2022 · 60 min

A quiet, scholarly documentary that traces a buried musical history through interviews and performances, rewarding patient attention.

Directed by
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Overview
From the early 1700s to the Civil War enslaved and free Black fiddlers performed the music for dances and house parties hosted by elite plantation owners at their farms and townhouses in the American south.

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Directed by
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • music
  • memory
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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