Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

The reflective documentary Pete Seeger: The Power of Song explores the legacy of revered American folk singer and activist Seeger - written and directed by filmmaker Jim Brown when Seeger was in his late '80s. In lieu of recounting the narrative of Seeger's life note-for-note, however, Brown uses ...more

The idea of an American folk singer that supports a communist ideology is, well, decidedly un-American. But Pete Seeger is probably the country's most misunderstood folk musician, a human manifestation of the old adage that protest is the truest form of patriotism. Pete Seeger: The Power of Song, a documentary based on the singer's life and tumultuous career, aims to portray him as a man of the people and for the people, an anti-commercial roots rocker who wrote songs about the plight of the ...more