Alan Lomax (1915-2002) was a song collector. For a big part of his life, he travelled around the world with his recording equipment, hunting for the prettiest folk songs. Lomax recorded ordinary people, who gave their heart and soul in front of his microphone. In radio programmes, Lomax warned us that we were squandering age-old music traditions at rapid speed.
The film maker visits Lomax one year prior to his death. He cannot speak with him anymore, because Alan has been brought down by a brain haemorrhage. The filmmaker decides to search for people Lomax recorded. He travels through Europe in an old Volkswagen.
In this passionate and musical roadmovie we slowly discover why folk music can be so pretty and what could have once possessed the legendary Alan Lomax.

emission time: 93 min.

Festivals:
Nashville Film Festival 2005 - Impact of Music Award - Honorable Mention
Awards:
Nederlands Film Festival 2005 - Golden Calf for the Best Documentary - Long (Beste Lange Documentaire)

11.07.07, 09:00 pm.
Atom Movie Theater