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Tourist Eyes – Kevin Nutt
27 Feb 2014

Tourist Eyes – Kevin Nutt

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may recall an interview with WFMU dj Kevin Nutt, he of Sinner’s Crossroads. Kevin provided many wonderful photographs to accompany the interview, but I held off using one because it seemed … Continued

Kevin Nutt, Sinner's Crossroads, Tourist eyes, WFMU
Interview with Kevin Nutt Archivist and Gospel Music DJ on WFMU
7 Nov 2013

Interview with Kevin Nutt Archivist and Gospel Music DJ on WFMU

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

I’ve been listening to WFMU, an eclectic radio station broadcast out of Jersey City, NJ, for many, many years. Two shows have been especially influential. The first, when I was in my early twenties, were broadcasts of Alan Watts lectures. … Continued

Archive of Alabama Folk Culture in Montgomery, gospel music, Interviews, Kevin Nutt, Sinner's Crossroad, WFMU
On the Nose. Too on the Nose?
1 May 2012

On the Nose. Too on the Nose?

by David Licata | posted in: Black Gospel Music Restoration Project | 3

A couple of years ago I met with an editor about editing the sample for A Life’s Work. The conversation eventually turned to music for the film. One idea I told her I had idea was of staging a choir … Continued

Black Gospel Music Restoration Project, Clark Sisters, Editing, gospel music, Kevin Nutt, music, Sinner's Crossroads, WFMU
I Can Hear Music
4 Mar 2011

I Can Hear Music

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

For someone who studied music and plays music, I have a difficult time knowing what music to use with these moving images I capture. So much so that in my first film I didn’t use music at all, but used … Continued

Alex and Jean Turney, Arhoolie, KALX, music, Nancy Turano, Peter LaMastro, process, Tango Octogenario, WFMU
Los Angeles Times summary of A Life's Work.

Filmed over 15 years in locations throughout the US, A LIFE'S WORK is a documentary about long-term thinking, a meditation on Deep Time, a film essay about legacy.

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