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Original title: The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
Year: 2000
Running time: 112 min.
Country: United States
Director: Aiyana Elliott
Screenwriter: Dicky Dahl, Aiyana Elliott
Cast: Documentary
Cinematography: Aiyana Elliott
Producer: Crawford Communications, Journeyman Pictures, Plantain Films
Genre: Documentary | Biography. Music Documentary
Synopsis: With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack Elliott. She explores who he is and how he got there, working back and forth between archival and contemporary footage. Born in 1932 in Brooklyn, busking through the South and West in the early 50s, a year with Woody Guthrie, six years flatpicking in Europe, a triumphant return to Greenwich Village in the early 60s, mentoring Bob Dylan, then life on the road, from gig to gig, singing and telling stories. A Grammy and the National Medal of Arts await Jack near the end of a long trail. What will Aiyana find for herself?

Awards: 2000: Sundance: Special Jury Prize (For artistic achievement)

2000: Atlanta Film Festival: Audience Award

2000: Independent Spirit Awards: Producers Award (ex-aequo)

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The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

2000

Aiyana Elliott