TOB - GOGO BAND
Washington, D.C. may be the political epicenter of the world, but residents beyond Capitol Hill have long battled socio-economic disparity. LISTEN TO MY HEARTBEAT examines the gentrification of Washington, D.C., the people displaced and the future of their folkloric music, Go-Go. Go- Go has echoed through the city from the Civil Rights Movement until today. The music is one of a few active American Folkloric cultures. Amid the gentrification of the city, city officials have surged an crack down on Go-Go culture. Much like the black residents of the city, Go-Go has been evicted. Evicted without notice. Part rock doc, part political thriller LISTEN TO MY HEARTBEAT examines a changing city, the people displaced, and the future of the music that gave them a voice.
LISTEN TO MY HEARTBEAT explores the politics and socioeconomic context that birthed Go-Go music and nourished it, and the forces that are shaping its future. LISTEN TO MY HEARTBEAT highlights the creators of Go-Go, the youth who are innovating it, the neighborhoods that incubated it, and the politics of poverty and violence that influenced its sound. The film follows a legendary Go-Go band, an emerging Go-Go band, and a community activist who is running for city council office, fighting to save one of D.C.’s last black neighborhoods from gentrification while trying to preserve Go-Go culture.
LISTEN TO MY HEARTBEAT isn’t just about gentrification, it’s a film about erasure—erasure of a people, their voice, and their folkloric music.
TRAYON WHITE - COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
LISTEN TO MY HEARTBEAT
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