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Documentary. 90 minutes.
USA, English.
Ballou , a documentary film, follows the talented Washington, DC, Ballou Senior High
School Marching Band, as they overcome their negative environment filled with guns, drugs,
and violence, and uplift the community with music, dedication, and personal sacrifice.
This Washington, DC, High School Marching Band--from an impoverished community just 3
miles away from the US Capitol building--is on its way to the national band competition.
They are a family with heart and soul that use hard work, discipline, and compassion to
overcome all obstacles. Political leaders and celebrities including Rev. Jesse Jackson,
Gen (ret) Colin Powell, Congressman John Lewis, Marion Barry, Denyce Graves, DC Mayor
Adrian Fenty and Chuck Brown are featured in the film to show the importance of a small
marching band in the lives the band members and in the community.
Screened at the White House
at the special request of the first Lady Laura Bush
Featured on Good Morning America and ABC
World News tonight!
Featured 3 times on the Ellen DeGeneres
Show.Screenings
The White House,
Washington DC, U S A, October 2007
Arizona Black Film Festival
Phoenix, U S A, March 2008
Syracuse International Film Festival
Syracuse, U S A, April 2008
Landmark's E Street Theatre
Washington DC, U S A, June 2008
Mid-Atlantic Black Film Festival
Norfolk, VA, U S A, August 2008
Official Site
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