You Got to Move
1985
Biography / Documentary / History / Music
You Got to Move
1985
Biography / Documentary / History / Music
7.6/10
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Plot summary
Newly Released on DVD, YOU GOT TO MOVE follows individuals in the process of becoming involved in grassroots social change in the South. They have come to a school for adults called Highlander Folk School and have been active in some of the most significant movements in the past 75 years, from Civil Rights and Labor organizing to Citizen's actions against Toxic Waste Dumping and Strip Mining. Rich in the language and music of the South, YOU GOT TO MOVE is about people's discovery within themselves of the courage and ability to confront reality and change it. Reviewers say: 'This film is a beautifully crafted work of love which will move and inspire all who see it .*—Anonymous
May 06, 2023 at 05:34 PM
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An uplifting documentary on political activism in the South
You Got to Move is a profoundly touching documentary that follows people from communities in the Southern United States in their various processes of becoming involved in social change. The film's centerpiece is the Highlander Folk School (now known as Highlander Research and Education Center), a 50-year-old center for education and social action that was somehow involved in each of the lives chronicled in the documentary.
You Got to Move recalls the courage of those who fought for Civil Rights, from literacy programs for blacks to pass voter requirements in the 1950's and 60's to housewives who overcame their feelings of inadequacy to challenge environmental destruction in their communities.
You Got to Move features folk, country and gospel music from the Southern United States and in fact takes its name from an old spiritual.