Narrated by Common and featuring extraordinary performances from a who's who of contemporary blues, Two Trains Runnin' takes viewers back to the Deep South of the 60s, when ‘whereabouts unknown' applied to both blues icons and black rights.

In 1964, two groups of musical archeologists ventured into Mississippi in search of missing Delta blues legends Son House and Skip James. Each group was unaware of the other's quest. And these naïve, white, college students weren't prepared for the voting rights firestorm they were about to enter.

Two Trains Runnin' is a graceful and unnervingly prescient document of the lost legacy of the blues, and the long, blood-soaked road to freedom. Contrasting animated reconstructions and shocking archival footage of the era with contemporary performances and commentary, it unearths priceless musical gems and reveals shameful secrets.

Directed by Sam Pollard (who produced Spike Lee's When the Levee Breaks), this poignant film also features today's blues heroes – Buddy Guy, Gary Clark Jr, Lucinda Williams, and the North Mississippi Allstars – reviving music born of unimaginable struggle.

'A powerful meditation on the origins of an African-American musical genre and the painful reasons for its existence.' – RogerEbert.com