Edward "Nardie" White has devoted his life to leading the African-American River City Drum Corps for thirty years and inspired youth in Louisville, Kentucky to thrive by connecting them with the art and cultural traditions of their African ancestors. As retirement approaches his successor, Albert Shumake, whose destiny was shaped by the drumline, gets ready to take up the mantle. This multigenerational story of music, love, and legacies set in the American South, follows a community making their way in a world where systemic forces raise obstacles to fulfilling their dreams.

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Directed by Anne Flatté & Marlon Johnson
Producer Owsley Brown, Anne Flatté, Marlon Johnson
Director of Photography Juan Carlos Castañeda
Sound Richard Beggs
Editor Jeff Boyette
Music by B. Quincy Griffin
Film Contact Anne Flatté