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The Ultimate Song

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Producer(s)	Lee Ballinger
Director(s)	Lisa Scott
Release Date	2002
Runtime	30 min
Format(s)	video
Youth Media	no

Film Description

The Ultimate Song includes interviews and/or performance footage of Ice T, Sara Hickman, Jackson Browne, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Bruce Springsteen, Brother Bank, Marah, Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule, Krown Ju-Elz, Steve Earle, Kindred, Wayne Kramer, and Brian Blade. This is combined with interviews and action footage of the growing poor people's movement in the United States. The leaders from the ranks of the poor detail the importance of music in their work, how it helps break down the isolation of individuals and organizations and how it keeps spirits up during trying times.

Filled with music from beginning to end, The Ultimate Song shows how the use of culture can help bring about an end to poverty for musician and fan alike. It tackles such questions as: "Are Poor People Lazy?," "What Color is Poverty?," "Musicians Are (Poor) People Too," "The Power of Music," and "What Can Musicians Do?".