Cottonwood Premiere: Learning To Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen

Showings

Old Town Center for the Arts Mon, Nov 1, 2021 7:00 PM
Film Info
Event Type:Cottonwood Premiere!
Music Documentary
Release Year:2021
Run Time:111 minutes
Production Country:United States
Original Language:English
Trailer:https://youtu.be/i_ck8hHXV7U
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Jesse Lauter

Description

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Old Town Center for the Arts (OTCA) to bring movies to Cottonwood!


“Monday Movies on Main” will feature the Cottonwood premiere of “Learning To Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen” on Monday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at Old Town Center for the Arts.


The film festival and OTCA have created a safe environment to enjoy films on the big screen, following all recommended guidelines and safety protocols. The OTCA has been set up with special physically-distanced seating arrangements and attendance will be limited. Masks are encouraged and recommended.


Movie concessions will be available, including beer, wine, soft drinks, water, popcorn and a selection of movie candy.


LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER: THE RETURN OF MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN
“Learning To Live Together” is an electrifying documentary and concert film spotlighting the reunion of the celebrated “Mad Dogs & Englishmen,” Joe Cocker’s short-lived tour featuring a mammoth thirty-two piece band.


In the spring of 1970, Joe Cocker undertook what became the legendary Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour, immortalized in a live album and concert film. Fifty years later, first-time filmmaker Jesse Lauter tells the complete story through the lens of the Grammy Award-winning Tedeschi Trucks Band’s reunion of the Mad Dogs.


In addition to Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi and the entire Tedeschi Trucks Band, this reunion featured 12 of the original Mad Dogs, including Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge and Claudia Lennear, plus guest performers Chris Robinson and Dave Mason, among others.


The film showcases inspired performances from the reunion show, along with an exclusive look at the history of the tour and never-before-seen archival materials, commentary from the original members, critic David Fricke, notable fans who attended shows on the original tour and features the last filmed interview with the late Leon Russell.


The original Mad Dogs & Englishmen documentary is beloved in the rock-doc canon, but there is still a shroud of mystery surrounding the formation and dissolution of that band. “Learning To Live Together” not only captures the musical greatness and energy of the tribute show, it also sheds new light on the outsized myths of the original tour and delves deeper into Leon Russell’s largely unheralded role as band leader and visionary.


With Russell’s passing in November 2016, the footage captures some of the last interviews of his life. The film provides an exclusive look at the history of the Mad Dogs and its torchbearers.


This documentary will not only excite fans of the original, it will also educate a new generation about the original tour and this powerful and positive music.



Because of limited seating, mentioned above, SIFF and OTCA recommend purchasing advanced tickets.  Please call 928-282-1177 day of show to check ticket availability for door sales. The Old Town Center for the Arts is located at 633 N. 5th Street (just off Main) in Cottonwood.