Film Festival Movie

The movie we viewed was about the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a band I have never heard of before but was surprised how much I liked the music. The film itself was very long almost 110 minutes which seemed like it kinda dragged on but the band itself was really cool how it went to the roots of African American music through the use of the banjo and fiddle. The sound of the band was really fun and I can see how people would like to dance to this at outdoor festivals. I was surprised they played at such a huge event as Bonnaroo which meant they have a huge following to bring thousands of people to their show. I also thought it was interesting that the two lead members of the band were a romantically together at one point then split up and the next thing that happens she has a husband that is travelling with the band, which is very awkward. As a filmmaker that was a cool thing to make a movie about since the director actually travelled with the band for so many years and became like part of the family while with them. If I was in a band I don't think I'd want a person filming me every step of the way so it was cool to see a whole bands journey and the paths that each person took after the peek.