Born In Chicago vs The Road Forward
The Road Forward has the higher audience score (9/10 against 8/10 for Born In Chicago). Born In Chicago is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 1h 41m. Born In Chicago is the older of the two (2013 against 2017). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Born In Chicago
The Road Forward| Born In Chicago | The Road Forward | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 17m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | United States of America | Canada |
| Director | Bob Sarles, John Anderson | Marie Clements |
| Main cast | Dan Aykroyd, B.B. King, Bill Graham, Buddy Guy, Bob Dylan | Stephen E. Miller, Bill Croft, Patti Allan, Evan Leslie Adams, Chief Leonard George |
Synopsis
Born In Chicago
"Born In Chicago" is a soulful documentary film that chronicles a uniquely musical passing of the torch. It’s the story of first generation blues performers who had made their way to Chicago from the Mississippi Delta and their ardent and unexpected followers – young white, middle class kids who followed this evocative music to smoky clubs deep in Chicago’s ghettos. There, against all odds, they were encouraged by the greats who had became…
The Road Forward
The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history—the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s—with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. Interviews and musical sequences describe how a tiny movement, the Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, grew to become a successful voice for change across the country. Visually stunning, The Road Forward seamlessly…
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