Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues
Marlon Riggs and Peter Webster’s thesis project reflects on the heyday of Oakland blues in the late 1940s and ’50s, when an influx of African American shipyard workers mostly hailing from Louisiana and Texas arrived in the Bay Area. Combining vintage photographs, archival footage, interviews, and performances at venues like Eli’s Mile High Club, Riggs and Webster chronicle Oakland’s vibrant past while revealing an uncertain present.
Year: 1981
Genre: Documentary
Studio: University of California Berkeley
Director: Peter Webster, Marlon Riggs
Cast: J.P. Phillips
Crew: Peter Webster (Director), Marlon Riggs (Director), Peter Webster (Writer), Marlon Riggs (Camera Operator), Marlon Riggs (Producer), Peter Webster (Editor)
Runtime: 29 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 1981
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 0
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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