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Ballou

Ballou

2008Movie⏱️ 1h 30mNot Rated
DocumentaryBiographyMusic
8.4
IMDB Rating
37 votes

Ballou , a documentary film, follows the talented Washington, DC, Ballou Senior High School Marching Band, as they overcome their negative environment filled with guns, drugs, and violence, and uplift the community with music, ded...

Director
Michael Patrei
Writers
Michael Patrei, Fernanda Rossi
Stars
Marion Barry Jr., Chuck Brown, Lewis Franklin
Release Date
May 3, 2008
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Marion Barry Jr.
Marion Barry Jr.
as Self
Chuck Brown
Chuck Brown
as Self
Lewis Franklin
Lewis Franklin
as Self
Denyce Graves
Denyce Graves
as Self
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Rhia Hardman
as Self
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Kenneth Horne
as Self
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
as Self
Colin Powell
Colin Powell
as Self
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Darrell Watson
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Filming Location
Washington, USA
Production
Garden Thieves Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

music documentarybandmarching bandmusician

🎯 Categories

Music DocumentaryBiographyDocumentaryMusic

⭐ Featured Review

Well-balanced, inspiring documentary
by cat_alec2008-06-19
9/10

"We saw this movie last week in DC. It was excellent and I highly recommend it. The documentary is a well-balanced portrait of a leader (the Ballou Band director, Darrell Watson) and of the kids (rising above their environment to be a part of something "bigger"). And throughout the movie there is the theme that the band is truly a family, there to support each other and help each other work hard/achieve. We had a lot of post-movie discussion in our group after this movie, which I think is an objective of documentaries - so the film's director absolutely succeeded in this respect..."

📖 Synopsis

Ballou , a documentary film, follows the talented Washington, DC, Ballou Senior High School Marching Band, as they overcome their negative environment filled with guns, drugs, and violence, and uplift the community with music, ded...