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One Note at a Time (2016) 豆瓣
导演: Renee Edwards 演员: Shelton Shakespear Alexander / Lionel Batiste
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, music can save the soul of the city, but can the musicians save themselves?

“If the musicians ain’t got a chance to live, then what chance has the music got?” Dr John.

One Note at a Time is a beautifully crafted, feature documentary, rich with colorful characters. In this mesmerising setting it shows the tragic effects of a failing USA healthcare system. It’s set in the iconic musical backdrop of New Orleans, where the music stopped in 2005…when one of the most deadly and destructive hurricanes in American history struck.

The flood defenses failed, flooding the Crescent City for weeks. Lives were lost and lives were shattered. Many displaced musicians felt compelled to return to the chaos and bleak confusion to play again.

This is the story of some who made it back, told in their own words, with those who fought alongside to resuscitate the music scene; In particular the founders of The New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and Assistance Foundation, a unique medical facility with the motto… ‘Keeping the music ALIVE’.
2022年9月17日 看过 [Made in NOLA] 要不是這個New Orleans Musicians' Clinic醫療保險項目,這些本來生活就不寬裕,還經過了颶風衝擊的音樂家們不知道還能剩下多少。“從德國北部一個小小的扶輪社獲得的捐贈比在全美籌得的總和還多”。美國人條件反射一樣的“I Lo....ve New Orleans...”就跟某地的“我們有最好的人民”一樣虛偽。誰提案徵收爵士稅,以後就投票給誰。不然就“NOLA獨立 唯一出路”。
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