Dom Flemons

Johnny Cash influenced a great variety of musicians and it was never more apparent than on Friday, April 20, 2012 at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX. The special concert and 80th-birthday tribute, We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash, featured an all-star list of talent not only celebrating the life and legacy of Johnny Cash, but also paying tribute to Cash, his music, his roots and his heritage.

The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live stage/multi-media performance, and a website that chronicle the journey of America’s quintessential instrument—the banjo—from its African roots to the 21st century. It’s a collaboration between Emmy-winning writer-producer Marc Fields and banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka (the Project’s Music Director), one of the most acclaimed acoustic musicians of his generation.

オスカー俳優のデンゼル・ワシントンが主演・監督・脚本を担当。ディベートを通じて差別に立ち向かう教師と生徒たちの勇気溢れる行動を描く、実話を基に作られた渾身の感動作。1935年、アメリカ合衆国テキサス州マーシャルは白人専用の施設ばかりで黒人たちは常に虐げられた生活を送っていた。教師のトルソンはディベート（討論）クラスを起ち上げ、黒人ということで受けてきた様々な弊害について言葉で訴えかけ、多くの人々の心を動かしてゆく。ところが学校側はトルソンの言動について、過激すぎると圧力をかけ始める。