Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church

#DOCUMonday
Monday, December 21, 2015 at 19:30
ACHAJOUR Café at Lover’s Park
Donated to the project by Arsen Karapetyan (Armenia)

* Free admission.
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church
2015, USA, 89 min, Documentary, English, BR
Director: John McDermott
Stars: Billy Cox, Jimi Hendrix, John Mitchell
This critically acclaimed film combines color, 16mm multi-camera footage of Hendrix's unforgettable July 4, 1970 concert in its original performance sequence together with a new documentary that traces his journey to the festival amidst the dark shadow of civil rights unrest, the unrelenting toll of the Vietnam War and a burgeoning festival culture that drew together young people across the country who were inspired by the Woodstock festival.
The film details Hendrix's integral role in drawing nearly 500,000 people to his Electric Church- a dusty, scorching hot pecan orchard in Byron, Georgia some 100 miles south of Atlanta. Together with Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Billy Cox, Jimi skillfully blended favorites such as "Purple Haze," "All Along The Watchtower," and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" with confident renditions of new songs such as "Freedom" and "Straight Ahead" that had not yet been released on album. As a colorful fireworks display stretched overhead across the night sky, Jimi performed the "Star Spangled Banner" to the wild delight of the massive audience.