Behind a Hill

Behind a Hill

2012 en 60 minutes

Rating: 4.5

Plot

This documentary is a journey into our own fascination, a collection of portraits of folk musicians living in New England, and a study of the ground on which their music is founded. We listen to them as they tell their stories and play their music. First and foremost, Behind a Hill is a tribute to these musicians and a rare peep into the house parties and basement jams of New England, in the northwestern corner of the USA, with the vain hope attached that maybe you, the viewer, will grow as fond of the music as we have. When we first encountered these musicians, we were overwhelmed by the quality of their musical output. We were entranced by the melodies, harmonies, rhythms, and tempos and every other element that constitutes a song (or, as is often the case, a piece of abstract drone music, heavy feedback, or someone banging a steel pipe against a bag of dirt while chanting in a yet undiscovered language, or...).

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Cast

Dredd Foole

Dredd Foole

Himself

Matt Valentine

Matt Valentine

Himself

Shannon Ketch

Shannon Ketch

Herself

Amanda Petrovato

Amanda Petrovato

Herself

Greg Petrovato

Greg Petrovato

Himself

Christopher Carmody

Christopher Carmody

Himself

Conrad Capistran

Conrad Capistran

Himself

Dave Sweetapple

Dave Sweetapple

Himself

Ruth Garbus

Ruth Garbus

Herself

Chris Weisman

Chris Weisman

Himself

Kyle Thomas

Kyle Thomas

Himself

Lana Sheehan

Lana Sheehan

Herself

Jack Wingate

Jack Wingate

Himself

Asa Irons

Asa Irons

Himself

Rob Thomas

Rob Thomas

Himself

John Moloney

John Moloney

Himself

Caleb Mulkerin

Caleb Mulkerin

Himself

Colleen Kinsella

Colleen Kinsella

Herself

Brendan Evans

Brendan Evans

Himself

Nemo Bidstrup

Nemo Bidstrup

Herself

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