Director Jamila Wignot’s documentary, “STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.” premiered at the SXSW Film & Television Festival in March in the Screening Section: TV Premiere, and is now available for viewing on HBO and Max.
“STAX: Soulsville, U.byA.” tells the story of an underdog, interracial record label that ushered in the groundbreaking music of Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, The Staple Singers, Sam & Dave and many others. Defying the notion that Black artists needed to be “made marketable,” the Memphis-based label went from ultimate outsider to one of the record industry’s most influential producers of soul music. It’s a quintessentially American story of an audacious group of individuals who dared to make their own music on their own terms creating an institution that has continued to help define our culture long after the label itself has gone.
Principal Cast: Otis Redding, Estelle Axton, Al Bell, Steve Cropper, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones, Sam Moore, Deanie Parker, David Porter, Jim Stewart, Carla Thomas
This four-part docuseries captures how an underdog record label started a musical movement, smashed racial barriers, and launched the careers of trailblazing artists like Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & The M.G.’s, and many more.
The series debut on HBO is Monday, May 20th with two episodes airing back-to-back (9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT), followed by the final two episodes airing on Tuesday, May 21 at the same time. Meanwhile, all four episodes of the series will be available to stream on Max on May 20.
Learn more here: https://found.ee/soulsville-usa-hbo-series
Source: HBO, Max, SXSW
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