America's Blues
America's Blues is a feature length documentary that explores the tremendous impact that Blues Music has had on our society, popular culture, and the entertainment industry. This film not only honors Blues Music and Musicians by showing how it has impacted every form of popular American Music, but also the influence it has had on art, literature, film, fashion, sexuality and more. Through interviews with musicians, historians, professionals and activists, a compelling story of the music's significant historical contribution unfolds. If music were a color, it would be Blue!
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Patrick BransonDirector
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Patrick BransonWriter
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Aaron PritchardWriter
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Patrick BransonProducer
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Terence BlanchardKey CastMalcom X, Cadillac Records, Inside Man
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Drumma BoyKey CastThe Bling Ring
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Ira NewbornKey CastNaked Gun, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
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Curtis SalgadoKey CastAnimal House of Blues
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Samantha FishKey Cast
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Bill Sims JrKey CastCadillac Records
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Big George BrockKey CastM For Mississippi, Hard Times, We Juke Up in Here
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Jimbo MathusKey CastDelta Rising, Moonshine & Mojo Hands
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Bill LuckettKey CastDelta Rising, Cheesehead Blues, Blunt Force
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Theo DasbachKey CastMoonshine & Mojo Hands, Cheesehead Blues
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Dick WatermanKey CastBlues Odyssey, Last of the Mississippi Jukes, Delta Rising
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Lance WilliamsKey Cast
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Debra DeviKey Cast
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Chaney SimsKey Cast
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Junior MackKey Cast
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Jimmi MayesKey Cast
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Project Type:Documentary, Feature
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Genres:Music
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Runtime:1 hour 22 minutes 30 seconds
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Completion Date:November 15, 2014
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Production Budget:20,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
Patrick has a BFA in Digital Cinema Arts from Lindenwood University where he studied film direction, cinematography and editing as well as script writing and story development. His short film, Déjà vu, won awards for Best Directing and Best Editing at the Lindenwood University Lindy Awards and was screened in New York City. He is also the owner and managing member of the Motion Picture Company TrAGiK Entertainment that was opened in 2009 and has since produced numerous music videos and short films. His most recent short documentary on the Killer Blues Headstone Project, a non-profit organization that provides headstones to deceased Blues musicians lying in unmarked graves, and his love of music and history have inspired Patrick to make this film
The Blues has given our society so much and yet it is still highly under credited for the impact it has had on the world. This film aims to change that.