Sounds Like a Revolution is a proactive and energizing documentary about a new generation of activist musicians who are living proof that music is an important and powerful tool in the ongoing struggle for social change.
From the Dixie Chicks to Michael Franti to the punk band Anti-Flag, artists across the musical spectrum recount their motivations and struggles in a post-9/11 environment where dissent was silenced and censorship was commonplace. With themes that explore the role of artists in society, freedom of expression and democratic participation, Sounds Like a Revolution presents a unique historical perspective behind the new wave of protest music sweeping America and offers new hope for the future.
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“I first began thinking about this project in March 2003 before the invasion of Iraq as millions marched in streets around the world, the largest pre-war demonstrations ever recorded. My mother and I were talking about the protest movements of the 1960’s and the songs that inspired her generation. She boldly stated that there was no protest music anymore despite the growing need today. I couldn’t accept this statement. To surrender like that would be to accept that generations since the counter-culture had grown apathetic and unconcerned with the state of the world. The demonstrations of millions in villages, towns, and cities around the world at that very moment meant this simply was not true. And so I set out on a very personal quest to not only find the Dylans, the Lennons and Woody Guthries of my generation but to find out why their voices did not sing loud enough for people like my mother to hear.”
– Summer Love
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