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The Music's Gonna Get You Through
A look at a creative and music jazz camp in New Orleans for blind and visually-impaired teenagers run by master musician Henry Butler.
- Series
- APT Presentation
- Premiere Date
- October 1, 2010
- Length
- 60 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- Open Call
Producer/Director
Gabrielle Mullem
Producer
Tim Watson
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The Film
In New Orleans, a group of blind and visually-impaired teenagers from across the country gather to study with master musician Henry Butler at his creative music and jazz camp. The Music's Gonna Get You Through documents the camp's inaugural 2003 session and follows Butler and his campers as they use music to navigate life's challenges.
