PUTNEY, Vt. – Next Stage Arts presents an intimate cinema verite portrait of one of music’s greatest icons in “Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music,” on Friday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:15 p.m., at Next Stage Arts, 15 Kimball Hill, Putney, Vt. Tickets are available at www.nextstagearts.org.
Produced in 1968, this film captures Johnny Cash both on stage and behind the scenes. Following Cash on the road and in concert with the Carter Family, the Statler Brothers, and Carl Perkins, the film also includes rare footage of Cash recording with Bob Dylan at Columbia Studios.
Audiences will also see Cash at home with June Carter, visit his parents and children in California, and return to his childhood town in Arkansas. The documentary features moving sequences at the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota and the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre, offering a deep look into Cash’s life, family, and social conscience.
Local filmmaker Alan Dater, who served as the film’s sound recordist, will be present to introduce the screening and participate in a discussion after the film. A short video interview with director Bob Elfstrom will also precede the screening, offering insight into the making of this extraordinary documentary.