HI DE HO SHOW

CREATE | US CINEMA

90 min, Director: John Goddard

The Hi De Ho Show is back! In this only-at-MVFF tradition, host and maestro John Goddard curates and comments on music clips from his personal collection. This year it’s all women, all the time—as Goddard shines the light on the first 50 (or so) years of women in pop, jazz, big band, country, and blues. In performances both eye-popping and heart-wrenching, expect the stylin’ or sultry, the soulful or sinful in this selection of dames, divinities, and the occasional diva. Whatever the genre, Goddard explores the sometimes autobiographical subtexts that seep through interpretations by some of the great singers and make those performances transcendent and timeless: Think Stand By Your Man, Strange Fruit, By Myself—worlds of experience channeled through a three-minute song, by singers who bare their souls with no regrets. Don’t miss this once in a lifetime experience, whether you’re a first-timer or Hi De Ho fan of many years standing. —Zoë Elton

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