River City Drumbeat | 2020 Heartland International Film Festival

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This film was one of five Finalists in competition for the Grand Prize for Best Documentary Feature and $20,000.

"River City Drumbeat" is a powerful story of music, love, and legacies, told by the members of a Black drum corps community in Louisville, Kentucky. When founder Edward White moves on, Albert Shumake, whose destiny was shaped by the drumline, must take up the mantle for the next generation.

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DOC NYC

Miami Film Festival

San Francisco International Film Festival

SXSW

Film Contact

The 2050 Group

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Year
2019
Runtime
95 minutes
Language
English
Country
U.S.
Rating
Language, Violence

Director
Marlon Johnson, Anne Flatté
Screenwriter
Marlon Johnson, Anne Flatté
Producer
Owsley Brown, Anne Flatté, Marlon Johnson
Executive Producer
Owsley Brown
Cast
Edward ”Nardie” White, Albert Shumake, Imani Keith, Jailen Leavell, Ed Hamilton

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River City Drumbeat

"River City Drumbeat" is a powerful, immersive story of music, love, and legacies, told by the members of a Black drum corps community in Louisville, Kentucky.

Closed captions available