Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues

Overview

Marlon Riggs and Peter Webster’s thesis project reflects on the heyday of Oakland blues in the late 1940s and ’50s, when an influx of African American shipyard workers mostly hailing from Louisiana and Texas arrived in the Bay Area. Combining vintage photographs, archival footage, interviews, and performances at venues like Eli’s Mile High Club, Riggs and Webster chronicle Oakland’s vibrant past while revealing an uncertain present.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1981

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

University of California Berkeley

Cast

J.P. Phillips

Director

Peter Webster,Marlon Riggs

Writer

Peter Webster,Marlon Riggs

Producer

Peter Webster,Marlon Riggs

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt13782096