All This Blues
Title: The story of a young girl who experiences the pressure to excel as a musical prodigy in her Mississippi hometown.
[SYNOPSIS]
Since the age of 9, Jacqueline has been playing guitar at legendary Mississippi nightclubs and juke joints where the blues were born. At 11, she signed a five album recording contract. Now 14, Jacqueline has abandoned her contractual obligations as the next great hope for the authentic blues tradition. Much to the dismay of a surrounding community, she chooses to find her identity within the music that she loves to create—rock 'n' roll.
[BIO} Sara Newens has been involved in filmmaking ever since her college
days at Miami University. She has recently traveled to film festivals
with her documentary short, ALL THIS BLUES, about a reluctant
14-year-old blues guitar prodigy from Mississippi.
In addition to filmmaking, Newens has spent the last four years
working as a freelance video editor for the local news at CBS in New
York City. She has also worked as a teaching assistant at The Edit
Center and as assistant producer to the award-winning documentary NEW
YEAR BABY. Newens currently resides in New York City.
