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Pilgrim Song

USA 115 min.

Saturday, October 13, at 1:00 p.m.
New Orleans Museum of Art
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Monday, October 15, at 6:15 p.m.
Theatres at Canal Place 2
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Director
Martha Stephens
Writers
Martha Stephens & Karrie Crouse
Cinematographer
Alex Sablow
Editor
Nathan Whiteside
Director Bio
Raised in the hills of Appalachian Kentucky, Martha Stephens longed to create films celebrating and investigating her native land and people. A graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking, Martha’s first feature film, PASSENGER PIGEONS, premiered at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival and won Chicken and Egg’s “We Believe In You” Award. Her second feature film, PILGRIM SONG, recently premiered at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival in the Narrative Competition, and was named Best Southern Film of 2012 by Oxford American Magazine.
Producers
Martha Stephens, Adam Tate, Nick Case, Ryan Watt

Synopsis

Seeking escape from his stalled relationship and unhappy place in the world, a recently pink-slipped music teacher sets out to hike Kentucky’s Sheltowee Trace Trail. Among the verdant hills of Appalachia, he encounters various strange characters and becomes the reluctant companion of a gregarious father and son who ultimately help him rediscover what he’s been missing.

Links

http://www.pilgrimsongthemovie.com

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