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Dusty & Stones director Jesse Rudoy will participate in a Q&A after the Thursday, October 10 show at the Monica Film Center, and after the Saturday and Sunday, October 12 & 13 matinee screenings at the Royal.
Dusty & Stones
One of the most compelling and joyful music documentaries of the year.
-- Living Life Fearless
Dusty & Stones
Dusty & Stones is a continent-crossing journey story told through country music. The documentary intimately chronicles the remarkable ride of cousins Gazi "Dusty" Simelane and Linda "Stones" Msibi, a determined duo of struggling country singers from the tiny African Kingdom of Swaziland who long for their big break.
When they are unexpectedly invited to record their songs in Nashville and to compete in a Texas battle of the bands, Dusty and Stones embark on their long-awaited first pilgrimage to the ancestral heart of country music.
Over a momentous ten-day road trip through the American South, Dusty and Stones bring their music to life in a top Nashville recording studio, explore the storied locales of their favorite country songs, and excitedly engage with the culture they’ve long felt part of from afar.
But this sense of kinship is abruptly thrown into question when they arrive in the small town of Jefferson, Texas to compete in the battle of the bands. There, the hostile leader of the local backing band threatens to derail the cousins’ debut American performance. As their family and friends back home wait for good news, a shell-shocked Dusty and Stones must take the stage and fight to bring home an award for Swaziland.
"An often captivating crowd-pleaser that weaves contemporary politics in its backdrop…a character study rife with terrific music and presence." -The Film Stage
"A wondrous ten-day road trip through the American south." -DOC NYC
"A triumph of musical storytelling." -Sonic Cinema
When they are unexpectedly invited to record their songs in Nashville and to compete in a Texas battle of the bands, Dusty and Stones embark on their long-awaited first pilgrimage to the ancestral heart of country music.
Over a momentous ten-day road trip through the American South, Dusty and Stones bring their music to life in a top Nashville recording studio, explore the storied locales of their favorite country songs, and excitedly engage with the culture they’ve long felt part of from afar.
But this sense of kinship is abruptly thrown into question when they arrive in the small town of Jefferson, Texas to compete in the battle of the bands. There, the hostile leader of the local backing band threatens to derail the cousins’ debut American performance. As their family and friends back home wait for good news, a shell-shocked Dusty and Stones must take the stage and fight to bring home an award for Swaziland.
"An often captivating crowd-pleaser that weaves contemporary politics in its backdrop…a character study rife with terrific music and presence." -The Film Stage
"A wondrous ten-day road trip through the American south." -DOC NYC
"A triumph of musical storytelling." -Sonic Cinema
Genre
Documentary,
Music
Runtime
84
Language
English
Director
Jesse Rudoy
Opening at
Monica Film Center on Oct 10th
Royal on Oct 11th
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