Down By The Riverside

Name: Down By The Riverside
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 1 hr 25 min
Cast: Pete Seeger, Toshi Seeger, Jimmy Collier, Gordon Bok, Allan Aunapu

"They built a boat and launched a movement"Movie

StarringPete SeegerToshi SeegerJimmy Collier

DirectorsJodie ChildersDan Messina

NR 1 hr 25 minDocumentary

Plot

If theres hope for the human race theres hope for the Hudson Pete Seeger In the summer of 1969 legendary folk singer Pete Seeger launched the Clearwater a 19thcenturystyle sloop with a singing crew of musicians and activists His intention was to raise awareness of pollution in the Hudson River and to petition legislation that addressed the thenburgeoning climate crisis Over 50 years later the Clearwater remains an interactive environmental classroomor in its builders words a carnival museum and showboat all wrapped into one Featuring rare interviews with Seeger himself Down by the Riverside is a beautiful stirring tribute to the communities of people who continue to restore and preserve this elegant symbol of the Hudson Valley As a local story of local heroism this documentary is an inspiring reminder of all that can be accomplished when ordinary people work on behalf of their history and environment Ben Rendich

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