Honeydripper, a film by John Sayles

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Black Tree Media interviews Danny Glover about Honeydripper as a “period” piece, the evolution of jazz and rock as they relate to hip hop and bootlegging of music and movies.

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It’s 1950. Dusty roads and the cotton is high in Harmony, Alabama.

Honeydripper. It’s the name of the juke joint run by Tyrone Purvis. Things aren’t going well for Ty, whose place is more a social club for old bluesmen than a going concern.

Starring starring Danny Glover, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Charles Dutton, Vondie Curtis Hall, Keb Mo, Mary Steenburgen, and introducing Gary Clark, Jr.

Written and Directed by John Sayles
Produced by Maggie Renzi