In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey
Program Running Time
67 min.
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Films in Program
Directed By: James Cullingham
(Canada, 2012, 58 mins, HDCAM)
James Cullingham’s compelling biographical documentary expresses the "blind" vision and phenomenal talent of the steel-string guitar virtuoso and iconoclast John Fahey. Pete Townshend calls him the folk guitar equivalent of William Burroughs or Charles Bukowski. You decide. Plays with: Tintico’s Afternoon
(Las tardes de tintico)
Directed By: Alejandro Garcia Caballero
(Mexico, 2012, 9 mins, 35mm)
A solitary musician discovers harmony with a very surprising combo. Plays with: In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey