The Torch

Name: The Torch
Director: Jim Farrell
Released: 2019

Jim Farrell 2019

Guitar icon Buddy Guy reflects on his legacy and passes along the blues lessons he himself received from legends Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf to a phenom of the next generation in this stirring documentary.

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Running Time:

109 min.

Spoken Languages:

English

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Jim Farrell

Producers:

Amy Briamonte, Jim Farrell, Rohit Khattar, Anand Mahindra, Daniel Mooney, Jonathan Sehring

Cinematographers:

Aaron Frutman, Michael Andrus

Editors:

Jim Farrell, Daniel Mooney

Production Companies:

MMXIX Cinestaan Film Company Private Limited, IFC Productions I, L.L.C. and Mojo Hand Films LLC

African American Studies

Press

The New York Times

"... any opportunity to spend almost two hours in the company of Buddy Guy is an opportunity not to be missed"

Glenn Kenny

Festival Participation

Sedona International Film Festival - 2022

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