Remembering the High Lonesome (2003)

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Remembering the High Lonesome is the story of the making of a classic documentary film. It is also a profile of filmmaker, photographer, artist, and musician John Cohen. Through interviews, as well as Cohen's own photographs and scenes from his classic film The High Lonesome Sound: Kentucky Mountain Music, filmmaker Tom Davenport focuses on Cohen's journey to rural Kentucky in the 1950s to document the lives of the people there and his "discovery" of the musician Roscoe Holcomb. Remembering the High Lonesome also examines the birth of a new artistic ethic and counterculture through John Cohen's involvement with the Beat Generation, abstract expressionist painters, and the Folk Music Revival, and explores the role of an outsider documenting the life and arts of an Appalachian community.

Director: Tom Davenport
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 26 min
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Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Remembering the High Lonesome about?
Remembering the High Lonesome is the story of the making of a classic documentary film. It is also a profile of filmmaker, photographer, artist, and musician John Cohen. Through interviews, as well as Cohen's own photographs and scenes from his classic film The High Lonesome Sound: Kentucky Mountain Music, filmmaker Tom Davenport focuses on Cohen's journey to rural Kentucky in the 1950s to document the lives of the people there and his "discovery" of the musician Roscoe Holcomb. Remembering the High Lonesome also examines the birth of a new artistic ethic and counterculture through John Cohen's involvement with the Beat Generation, abstract expressionist painters, and the Folk Music Revival, and explores the role of an outsider documenting the life and arts of an Appalachian community.
Who directed Remembering the High Lonesome?
Remembering the High Lonesome was directed by Tom Davenport.
Who stars in Remembering the High Lonesome?
Remembering the High Lonesome stars John Cohen, Roscoe Holcomb.
How long is Remembering the High Lonesome?
Remembering the High Lonesome has a runtime of 26m (26 minutes).
What genre is Remembering the High Lonesome?
Remembering the High Lonesome is a Documentary film.