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Down By The Riverside

09/27/2023

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1hr 25min

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Documentary

They built a boat and launched a movement

STORY

“If there’s hope for the human race, there’s hope for the Hudson.” —Pete Seeger In the summer of 1969, legendary folk singer Pete Seeger launched the Clearwater, a 19th-century-style sloop with a singing crew of musicians and activists. His intention was to raise awareness of pollution in the Hudson River and to petition legislation that addressed the then-burgeoning climate crisis. Over 50 years later, the Clearwater remains an interactive environmental classroom—or, in its builder’s words, “a carnival, museum, and showboat all wrapped into one.” Featuring rare interviews with Seeger himself, Down by the Riverside is a beautiful, stirring tribute to the communities of people who continue to restore and preserve this elegant symbol of the Hudson Valley. As a local story of local heroism, this documentary is an inspiring reminder of all that can be accomplished when ordinary people work on behalf of their history and environment. —Ben Rendich

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Pete Seeger
  • Toshi Seeger
  • Jimmy Collier
  • Gordon Bok
  • Allan Aunapu

    Directors

  • Dan Messina
  • Jodie Childers

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Kew Ten

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

    Cast

    Pete Seeger

    Jimmy Collier

    Gordon Bok

    Allan Aunapu