FILM FESTIVAL TICKETS

• $5 per day or $10 weekend pass (Thurs-Sun, Jan 24-27, 2013). • On sale at Delta Cinema during festival. • Festival merchandise sales (hats and long sleeve tees).

Please Note*Clarksdale Film Festival schedule subject to change. Film festival tickets valid for Delta Cinemas and History Bus Tours only. Nighttime music venues have separate cover charges.

Sean "Bad" Apple one-man blues band

Hill Country and Delta blues by Clarksdale's own...

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Sean "Bad" Apple performs live blues

Festival Welcome

Official welcome by festival organizers from the Clarksdale Downtown Development Association (CDDA).

Monkeys Riding Dogs

(3 min.; ESPN E60) – Short film on Pontotoc, Mississippi's "Ghost Riders" that perform in Clarksdale each year as part of Juke Joint Festival weekend.

Live Blues Music

Cover charges may apply.

Alphonso Sanders, 7pm

Ghosts of Ole Miss

"Ghosts of Ole Miss" documentary (60 min.; ESPN) - In the fall of 1962, James Meredith walked onto the University of Mississippi campus and integrated the school under order and protection of the federal government. That same fall, the Ole Miss football team was in the midst of its only perfect season in school history. Fifty years later and based on Clarksdale, Mississippian Wright Thompson's examination of those events, "Ghosts of Ole Miss" explores the intersection of one of the most significant moments in the Civil Rights movement with a team of young men caught in the middle of history.

Blues Jam Night w/ Big Dave Dunavent

Blues Jam Night, 8pm

Hollywood feature film

FILM FESTIVAL TICKETS

• $5 per day or $10 weekend pass (Thurs-Sun, Jan 24-27, 2013). • On sale at Delta Cinema during festival. • Festival merchandise sales (hats and long sleeve tees).

Please Note*Clarksdale Film Festival schedule subject to change. Film festival tickets valid for Delta Cinemas and History Bus Tours only. Nighttime music venues have separate cover charges.

Hard Times: The Blues Life of Big George Brock (69 min.)

The archetypal "Delta gone North" story of the Mississippi bluesman is told through eyes and music of then-74-year-old Big George Brock. Damien Blaylock directs; Roger Stolle produces. Filmed half in St. Louis and half in Clarksdale.

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(69 min.) - A story of Delta blues gone North, starring (now) 80-year-old Mississippi bluesman Big George Brock; produced by Damien Blaylock and Roger Stolle.

Paramount Theater

Public unveiling of the historic Paramount Theater sign by Bubba O'Keefe at 12 noon on Friday, January 25th. Covered for years with Super Soul Shop signage, the vintage theater marquee will be uncovered, and future plans include a restoration of the once-flourishing venue located at 258 Yazoo Avenue, downtown.

Moses Williams

(27 min.) - 1976 B&W video interview/performance with Mississippi-born, Florida-raised one-string blues guitarist Moses Williams; produced by Dwight DeVane.

26th Annual King Biscuit Blues Festival film

(68 min.) - Concert film capturing one of the world's great blues fests... in nearby Helena, AR; produced by Gary Vincent.

Barefoot Workshops 2012 shorts

(?? min.) - Chandler Griffin's Barefoot Workshops returns to Clarksdale each year to document the people, places and cultures here; this is the latest batch of film shorts; various directors/producers.

Hollywood feature film

til 4 pm

Watermelon Slim (18 min.)

Director Karen Kohlhaas and Barefoot Workshops present the fun and fascinating story of entertainer, philosopher, gardener, ex-trucker, activist and blues musician Watermelon Slim a.k.a. Bill Homans – a Clarksdale immigrant and enthusiast.***

King of Fife

(18 min.) - The late, great blues legend Otha Turner was known as king of the cane fife; he also hosted hugely popular, musical picnics in Gravel Springs, Mississippi, up till passing in his mid-90s; directed by Scott Jennison.

April's Way

(35 min.) - Born with Spina Bifida, April defies the odds by living. But when she outgrows the school system and no adult day programming is available, her family must find a way for her to continue; directed by Candace Harralson.

Living Blues

(44 min.) - 2004 Turner South documentary beautifully captures the Mississippi Delta and Hill Country blues scene of the time, including footage of Big Jack Johnson, Super Chikan, Otha Turner, Jesse Mae Hemphill and other artists; directed by Scott Jennison.

Coahoma Community College: 60 Years of Fulfilling a Dream

(10 min.) - The story of CCC in Clarksdale, Mississippi, one of the last remaining historically black colleges in Mississippi; directed by Scott Jennison.

We Juke Up In Here: Mississippi's Juke Joint Culture at the Crossroads

(63 min) - Follows producers Roger Stolle and Jeff Konkel as they explore what remains of Mississippi’s once-thriving juke joint culture. The film is told largely from the vantage point of Red Paden, proprietor of the legendary Red’s Lounge in historic Clarksdale, Mississippi. Nominated for a 2013 Blues Music Award (BMA).

Sean "Bad" Apple one-man blues band

Hill Country and Delta blues by Clarksdale's own...

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British heavy-rock band reunion concert film

(120 min)

blues concert film

til 10 pm

The Blues (87 min.)

1960s Canadian TV special starring Muddy Waters, Otis Span and many more Mississippi-connected blues greats.

Trailer for Cheesehead Blues

Special movie trailer preview for Cheesehead Blues: The Adventures of a Dutchman in the Delta with an introduction by Rock & Blues Museum founder (and film's star) Theo Dasbach.

directed by Jan Doense.

Live at the Checkerboard Lounge

Mississippi theatrical premiere of Muddy Waters & Rolling Stones in "Live at the Checkerboard Lounge" (106 min.; Eagle Rock Entertainment) with an introduction by Rock & Blues Museum owner and film star Theo Dasbach. On Nov. 22, 1981, the Rolling Stones dropped in at the Checkerboard to jam with Muddy Waters and his band. Guy sat in along with his partner Junior Wells. The Stones-Muddy gig was caught on film. The original footage has been restored and polished, and the acclaimed Bob Clearmountain remixed and mastered the sound.

Live Blues Music

Cover charges may apply.

Stan Street, 7:30pm

Live Music

Kirk Chism, 7:30pm

Live Blues Music

Cover charges may apply.

Iron Mike Norton, 8pm

Jimmie Rodgers

10 min.

Lucious Spiller

Live blues, 9pm

Live Music

Rock Night w/The Colonels, 9pm

1968 British rock 'n roll special...

65 min.

Documentary about a classic grunge rock album

74 min.

Hollywood feature film

FILM FESTIVAL TICKETS

• $5 per day or $10 weekend pass (Thurs-Sun, Jan 24-27, 2013). • On sale at Delta Cinema during festival. • Festival merchandise sales (hats and long sleeve tees).

Please Note*Clarksdale Film Festival schedule subject to change. Film festival tickets valid for Delta Cinemas and History Bus Tours only. Nighttime music venues have separate cover charges.

Writing a Screenplay for Hollywood-Workshop

Coop Cooper's "Writing a Screenplay for Hollywood" workshop, 11:00 am-noon.

M for Mississippi: A Road Trip through the Birthplace of the Blues (94 min.)

Filmed partly in Clarksdale, the award-winning M for Mississippi follows two blues fans -- Jeff Konkel and Roger Stolle -- on a week-long road trip to visit some of the region’s last surviving delta blues characters and juke joints -- including James "T-Model" Ford and Red's Lounge.

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with Historian Robert Birdsong.

Historian Robert Birdsong takes you on a fascinating film, music, literary & theater bus tour of Clarksdale. (First come, first serve.) Wait for bus at Delta Cinemas, 11:45am.

Delta 180: Changing Lives in the Mississippi Delta

(28 min) - Still evolving story of despair turned into hope, about at-risk youth in Greenville, Mississippi, and about their journey towards a more hopeful future made through an innovative, grass-roots mentoring and life skills program.

; directed by Anne Rayner

Boogaloo & Eden: Sustaining the Sound

(29 min.) - From 1999, the story of an unlikely partnership forged through a mutual love of music and the piano -- starring Boogalo Ames and Eden Brent; produced by Cypress Bend Productions and Mississippi Educational Television.

Classic film - an American biker movie.

95 min.

Writing a Screenplay for Independent Films-Workshop

Coop Cooper's "Writing a Screenplay for Independent Films" workshop,1:00 pm - 2 pm.

Dar He: The Lynching of Emmett Till

(71 min.) - In an acting tour de force, one man performs 36 roles in the telling of the Emmett Till tragedy; a masterful performance by Mike Wiley; directed by Rob Underhill; produced by Underhill, Aravind Ragupathi, Mike Wiley.

True Delta

(36 min.) - The filmmakers interview historians who explain the culture behind this essential American music. They also showcase Mississippi musicians who attest to the importance of the blues remaining culturally relevant; directed by Lee Quinby and Daniel Cowen.

with Historian Robert Birdsong.

Historian Robert Birdsong takes you on a fascinating film, music, literary & theater bus tour of Clarksdale. (First come, first serve.) Wait for bus at Delta Cinemas, 1:15pm.

Blind Faith preview

(3 min.) - Preview of forthcoming feature film that tells the story of blind sculptress Sharon McConnell's mission to document Mississippi's greatest living blues musicians through stunning "life casts" of their expressive faces; produced by Damien Blaylock and David Hughes.

Hollywood feature film

til 4 pm

Echoes 'Cross the Tracks

(79 min.) - Special rough cut of new Mississippi blues documentary that tells both personal stories of the blues and of a tie between Clarksdale, Mississippi, and Notodden, Norway. Musicians include Big Jack Johnson, Super Chikan and more; final release slated for spring 2013; directed by Scott Jennison.

Dedan le Sud de la Louisiane (In the South of Louisiana) (45 min.)

A Southern music movie classic by French filmmaker de Jean-Pierre Bruneau featuring a beautifully shot, travelogue study of Cajun music and culture, circa 1974.

Regress

(8 min.) - Told in reverse, the story begins with a murder, then rewinds to reveal the reasons behind this shocking crime; directed by Coop Cooper.

God Make

trailer (90 sec.) - New tease trailer for forthcoming blues-themed short film by Clarksdale's Coop Cooper.

S for Sally

(13 min.) - When her 10-year-old daughter Sally starts having difficulties, Mona sets out to help her despite no support from her husband Phil, the schools or the church; filmed in Oxford, Mississippi; directed by Melanie Lynn Addington.

Classic film - a story of a Country-Western singer driving the South.

103 min.

Girl by a Phone Booth

(40 sec.) - A short film experiment in minimalism; directed by Daniel Lee Perea.

The Road Less Traveled

(3 min., 20 sec.) - Music video by Jake Wood; directed by Daniel Lee Perea; produced by Laura Warner.

Live Blues Music

Cover charges may apply.

Autograph session with 92-year-old blues legend James "T-Model" Ford.

Third Shift

(32 min.) - Elaine and Melinda are holed up in a small town diner. They've been on the run and are now pinned in a corner. They know they've been followed, but by whom; directed by Glenn Payne; produced by Payne and Michael Williams.

Deep Blues

(91 min.) - Classic travelogue blues film from 1990. Narrator Robert Palmer travels from Memphis to Mississippi in search of deep blues in deep places. Performers include R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Jack Owens, Wade Walton, Booba Barnes, Lonnie Pitchford and more; directed by Robert Mugge.

Special Guest Mississippi Film Office Director Ward Emling

Special guest Ward Emling, director of the Mississippi Film Office, speaks on the 40th anniversary of the office. In addition to the anniversary, Emling will touch on the Mississippi Film Office's assistance for independent filmmakers in Mississippi as well as the state's current emphasis on the region's growing "creative economy."

We Didn't Get Famous: The Story of the Southern Music Underground, 1978-1990

(35 min.) - The story of a forgotten moment in Southern and music history; directed by Camilla Ann Aikin.

blues-themed Hollywood feature film

You See Me Laughing

77 min.

Fat Possum Records blues documentary.

Sean "Bad" Apple one-man blues band

Hill Country and Delta blues by Clarksdale's own...

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Complimentary hors d'oeuvres from OXBOW Market

Courtesy of Oxbow Market (115 Third St.) while they last.

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Complimentary appetizers from the new Oxbow Market.

blues concert film

til 10 pm.

The Last White Knight

71 min- Mississippi theatrical premiere of "The Last White Knight" with special guest, co-producer Patricia Aquino, here from Canada to introduce the film and host a Q&A afterward, assisted by Clarksdale filmmaker Coop Cooper. (Note: Bluesman Sean "Bad" Apple plays on the soundtrack and will perform in the lobby beforehand.) The plot: In 1965, 21-year-old Torontonian, Paul Saltzman drove to Mississippi, volunteering as a civil rights worker with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. He was arrested, spending 10 days in jail. He was assaulted by a young Klansman. In 2007, Saltzman returned to find the KKK member who had punched him in the head, to explore if individual reconciliation was possible. He found him and a 5 year dialogue has ensued. His assailant was, Byron de la Beckwith Jr., whose father, Byron de la Beckwith Sr. murdered NAACP Field Secretary Medgar Evers. ; directed by Paul Saltzman; produced by Saltzman and Patricia Aquino.

Classic film - centered around an Arkansas hobo.

126 min.

Lucious Spiller

Live blues, 9pm

Live Music

Mudflap King, 9pm

Live Blues Music

Cover charges may apply.

Heavy Suga and the SweeTones, 9pm

Live Blues Music

Cover charges may apply.

Tas Cru performs.

Hollywood feature film

til 11 pm.

Live Music

Bill Abel and Mississippi Spoonman perform.

FILM FESTIVAL TICKETS

• $5 per day or $10 weekend pass (Thurs-Sun, Jan 24-27, 2013). • On sale at Delta Cinema during festival. • Festival merchandise sales (hats and long sleeve tees).

Please Note*Clarksdale Film Festival schedule subject to change. Film festival tickets valid for Delta Cinemas and History Bus Tours only. Nighttime music venues have separate cover charges.

Jesus is My Rock: A celebration of Gospel music from Oxford and Lafayette Co., MS

(63 min.) - Live concert film -- interspersed with interviews -- featuring gospel groups from North Mississippi; directed by Tyler Keith.

SEVEN CHIMNEYS FARM

Clarksdale, MS (1545 Old River Rd. Songwriting/music workshop with award-winning blues guitarists Rich DelGrosso and Jonn Del Toro. Call Shonda Warner at 505-400-3397 for event, cost and transportation information.

All Jams on Deck

(96 min.) - Shot on the October 2010 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise to the Mexican Riviera, the subject of the film is blues jamming; directed by Robert Mugge; produced by Mugge with Diana Zelman; executive producer Roger Naber.

Live Blues Music

Cover charges may apply.

award-winning blues guitarists Rich DelGrosso and Jonn Del Toro

Live Music

Benefit for Josh & Hayley McDowell