STAX: SOULSVILLE U.S.A.

ABOUT THE FILM | "STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A." tells the story of an underdog, interracial record label that ushered in the groundbreaking music of Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, The Staple Singers, Sam & Dave and many others. Defying the notion that Black artists needed to be “made marketable,” the Memphis-based label went from ultimate outsider to one of the record industry’s most influential producers of soul music. It's a quintessentially American story of an audacious group of individuals who dared to make their own music on their own terms creating an institution that has continued to help define our culture long after the label itself has gone.


FILM DETAILS |

Status: In Release
Release date: May 20, 2024
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Running time: 223 mins
Director: Jamila Wignot
Genre: Documentary
Production Company: White Horse Pictures, Laylow Pictures


AWARDS + NOMINATIONS |

2024 SXSW: TV Premiere Audience Award

2024 Emmys: Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series Nominee, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program Nominee

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