Pete and Toshi Get a Camera
Ten years in prison followed Pete Seeger's refusal to name names at the McCarthy hearings, leading him to document musicians around the world with his wife Toshi.
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Ten years in prison followed Pete Seeger's refusal to name names at the McCarthy hearings, leading him to document musicians around the world with his wife Toshi.
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Pete Seeger, blacklisted and under FBI surveillance, buys an old camera after his release from prison. He and his wife, Toshi, begin filming their musician friends. Over several years, they create small films and decide to travel the world with their family to capture musicians in remote locations. The documentary features historic 16mm footage intercut with modern interviews of the Seeger family, reflecting on a time and place that has largely vanished.
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