KOCHI: Chavara Cultural Centre is going to play blues music on Saturday. The Chavara Film Society will screen documentaries that deal with the blues music genre as the theme. Among the films is ‘ The Blues ,’ the acclaimed documentary film series dedicated to the history of blues music.
Produced by Martin Scorsese, the series has seven episodes, each with a different director exploring a stage in the development of the blues.
The seven-part includes ‘ Feel Like Going Home ’ by Martin Scorsese, ‘ The Soul of a Man ’ by Wim Wenders, ‘ The Road to Memphis’ by Richard Pearce, ‘ Warming by the Devil’s Fire ’ by Charles Burnett, ‘ Godfathers and Sons ’ by Marc Levin, ‘ Red, White & Blues ’ by Mike Figgis and ‘ Piano Blues ’ by Clint Eastwood.
‘ The Last Waltz,’Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii’, ‘Don't Look Back ’ and ‘ Three Days of Peace and Music ’ are the other films to be screened at the festival which starts at 10 am.