The Livingston Film Series is honored to present a free screening of The Making of Will the Circle Be Unbroken Volume 2.

What started as a music video concept for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band evolved into a 1989 full-length film documenting the all-star session for Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume Two. Will the Circle be Unbroken, Volume Two won three Grammys and the 1989 CMA award for the Album of the Year and Music Video of the Year. Produced by Joanne Gardner and Rosanne Cash, the film captures the band in the studio recording their groundbreaking project. Producer Joanne Gardner recalls, “ It was a joyful studio. Each day the musicians came ready to create and collaborate. We were honored to be in the room with it all… The film crew were able to capture the conversations in addition to the music, which is what makes this so special. Many of the artists from this project are gone now: Johnny Cash, all of the Carter Sisters, Earl and Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements, Chet Atkins, Levon Helm, Jimmy Martin, John Denver, Roy Acuff, and Roy Huskey, Jr.”

36 years later Will the Circle Be Broke Volume Two is still living evidence of the power of music. The filmmaker will answer questions after the screening.

Livingston Film Series is generously sponsored by Marilyn Clotz & Mary Ann Bearden and Donald B. Gimbel.