Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues (1981)
Plot Summary
Marlon Riggs and Peter Webster’s thesis project reflects on the heyday of Oakland blues in the late 1940s and ’50s, when an influx of African American shipyard workers mostly hailing from Louisiana and Texas arrived in the Bay Area. Combining vintage photographs, archival footage, interviews, and performances at venues like Eli’s Mile High Club, Riggs and Webster chronicle Oakland’s vibrant past while revealing an uncertain present.
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Marlon Riggs
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Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues was directed by Marlon Riggs and released in 1981.
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Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues has a runtime of 0 hours and 29 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1981-01-01
- Status
- Released