Behind a Hill (2012)

This documentary is a journey into our own fascination a collection of portraits of folk musicians living in New England and a study of the ground on which their music is founded We listen to them as they tell their stories and play their music First and foremost Behind a Hill is a tribute to these musicians and a rare peep into the house parties and basement jams of New England in the northwestern corner of the USA with the vain hope attached that maybe you the viewer will grow as fond of the music as we have When we first encountered these musicians we were overwhelmed by the quality of their musical output We were entranced by the melodies harmonies rhythms and tempos and every other element that constitutes a song or as is often the case a piece of abstract drone music heavy feedback or someone banging a steel pipe against a bag of dirt while chanting in a yet undiscovered language or