Throw Down Your Heart

20082008
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1h 37m

7.8/10

Documentary Family Music

A film crew follows the well-known banjo player Bela Fleck on his travels to Africa, where he learns about the instrument's origins.A film crew follows the well-known banjo player Bela Fleck on his travels to Africa, where he learns about the instrument's origins.A film crew follows the well-known banjo player Bela Fleck on his travels to Africa, where he learns about the instrument's origins.

7.8/10

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Director
- Sascha Paladino
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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

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Throw Down Your Heart

A film crew follows the well-known banjo player Bela Fleck on his travels to Africa, where he learns about the instrument's origins.

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Quotes
Haruna Walusimbi: There is this negative thinking about Africa. There is nothing good in Africa. They are beggars, there is HIV/AIDS, they are at war all the time. But that is just a very small bit of what Africa is.

Connections
Featured in Cameraperson (2016)

Top review

10/10

An Excellent Journey Through Music

My boyfriend and I stumbled upon this quite by accident, but what followed was an incredible film not only about music, but of the human spirit. Bela Fleck is an incredible musician who wants to show the world that the banjo, an instrument used to illustrate the "Hillbilly" stereotypes (usually thought to be a racist/ignorant group) was actually brought to the US from Africa. He goes to small villages and big cities, where he jams with others using instruments both new and unknown. And the music they make is incredible.

If you're a fan of great music or enjoy seeing another part of the world and how they live, please give this documentary a watch. The songs are wonderful and watching the people play them on their handmade instruments is an incredible joy!

Music is a universal language, and this film really goes a long way to prove that.

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