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  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Area 23a
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Area 23a
  • 1 h 22 m

Summary 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, in paddy wagons, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. (Louverture Films)

Directed By: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman

Written By: Dan Sturman, Bill Guttentag

  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Area 23a
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Area 23a
  • 1 h 22 m

Soundtrack for a Revolution

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary 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, in paddy wagons, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. (Louverture Films)

Directed By: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman

Written By: Dan Sturman, Bill Guttentag

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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80
May 9, 2014
Songs such as "We Shall Overcome," "Wade in the Water" and "This Little Light of Mine" are powerful to begin with. Listening to them, music-video-style, over footage shot during the era, however, elevates them.
By Mike Scott FULL REVIEW
75
May 9, 2014
Through vivid archival material and voice-overs, the filmmakers create moving vignettes that, taken together, form a fascinating primer on nonviolence as a political force and discipline.
By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW
70
It’s the kind of film that will have audiences clapping and singing along. And why not? The images and stories may be familiar, but it’s history worth retelling.
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63
May 9, 2014
The music is the occasion, and it’s stirring. What linger, though, are the images — and the ideals and emotions they convey.
By Mark Feeney FULL REVIEW
63
The film is primarily interested in the music that accompanied this turmoil, which is a bit like covering the American Revolution with the focus on the wigs Washington and Jefferson wore.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
60
Perhaps best suited for younger audiences, who will be more receptive to a vital history lesson only if it's given a music video-style treatment.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
60
Even if you’ve seen this footage of the sit-ins at Southern diners, the Selma-to-Montgomery marches and Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral before, you can’t help but be moved to your core.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Freedom Song Productions, Goldcrest Films International, Louverture Films, Wild Bunch
Release Date Jan 22, 2010
Duration 1 h 22 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

International Documentary Association
• 3 Nominations
Chicago International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Morelia International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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