Heartworn Highways Revisited
Sound + Vision 2015
July 29 - August 7, 2015
Channeling the spirit and unhurried, intimate style of Szalapski’s original, this documentary follows talented young musicians on the outskirts of the Nashville scene today. Q&A with director Wayne Price and musicians Shelly Colvin and Phil Hummer.
Just like in the mid-70s when Heartworn Highways was made, mainstream country music’s sound has become formulaic, more intent on moving easily digested product instead of hearts. Channeling the spirit and unhurried, intimate style of Szalapski’s original, director Wayne Price follows talented young musicians (Bobby Bare Jr., Shelly Colvin, Andrew Combs, Justin Townes Earle, Robert Ellis, Jonny Fritz, Josh Hedley, Phil Hummer, Nikki Lane, Langhorne Slim, John McCauley, and Shovels & Rope) working on the periphery of the Nashville scene as they pick, perform, and try to balance their craft with their daily lives. A worthy update as well as a compelling portrait of the torchbearers for an under-recognized tradition within country music.
Make it a double feature! Check out the original Heartworn Highways, featuring early performances by Townes Van Zandt, Rodney Crowell, and The Charlie Daniels Band, screening at 6:30pm.
Read More
Kamal Aljafari on With Hasan in Gaza and ‘The Camera of the Dispossessed’
Our 63rd New York Film Festival Talks featured a special conversation with With Hasan in Gaza director Kamal Aljafari, moderated by Film Comment editor Devika Girish.
Lucrecia Martel on Our Land (Nuestra Tierra), the Filmmaker’s First Feature Documentary
On the latest episode of FLC Luminaries, our video series that spotlights talent at all levels of the filmmaking process who uplift the art and craft of cinema, Our Land (Nuestra Tierra) director Lucrecia Martel discusses her expansive and enlightening first feature documentary.
Carla Simón on Her Poignantly Autobiographical Romería
This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 63rd New York Film Festival with Romería director Carla Simón, moderated by NYFF Main Slate selection committee member Florence Almozini.
