Free Show Tonite (1983)

Name: Free Show Tonite
Released: 2020-04-05T18:25:00-04:00

Academy award winning filmmaker Paul Wagner and folklorist Steve Zeitlin produced this 1983 oral history of the old-time travelling medicine show performers, with a recreated medicine show staged in a small North Carolina town.

For viewers interested in other films about medicine shows, we recommend Born For Hard Luck, directed by Folkstreams founder Tom Davenport.

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For licensing, film rights and permissions, contact Paul Wagner, Steven Zeitlin, the distributor CARTS (Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students), or Folkstreams.

Film Details

Film by: Paul Wagner, Steven Zeitlin
Produced by: Paul Wagner, Steven J. Zeitlin, Barr Weissman
Cinematographer: John Hiller
Sound: Zack Krieger
Editor: Paul Wagner and Barr Weissman
Original Format: Film: 16mm
58mins, Color
Categories:
Drama Healing & Medicine Music Narrative & Verbal Arts Regional Cultures African American Culture Theater/Dramatic arts

Free Show Tonite (1983)

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