EPFC Virtual Movie Night! Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin’

Echo Park Film Center hosts a virtual screening of Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin’ (1984), a documentary which presents the songs and writings of Woody Guthrie and traces the composer's impact on the American culture. Archival footage charts Woody's early Oklahoma dust bowl days. His family and friends describe his start as a songwriter and his success with such popular songs as: "This land is your land," "So long, it's been good to know you," and "This train is bound for glory." Moving to California, Guthrie became involved in social issues, particularly migrant workers and union leaders. The film describes his days as a resident writer at the Bonneville Dam, his marriage to second wife, Marjorie, his work with the Almanac Singers and his death due to Huntington's Disease. Throughout the film, his songs are sung by his son, Arlo, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Hoyt Axton and The Weavers.

This screening was originally planned as in-person event with a Depression-era recipe pot luck––and boy, are we sad we can’t stick to our original plan! In lieu of actual food, we’re sharing Culinary Solidarity, a downloadable PDF zine full of Depression-era food history and spend-thrift recipes, courtesy of All Ball Press.

The YouTube chat window will be open so come by and say hello!

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A Zine created with love by Gina Marie Napolitan
for
EPFC’s virtual screening of Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin’

CULINARY SOLIDARITY:
A brief compendium of Depression Era
food history, recipes, and jargon
https://archive.org/details/culinarys...
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Echo Park Film Center
http://www.echoparkfilmcenter.org/