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    The International Sweethewarts of Rhythm
    ABOUT THE PROJECT

    LOGLINE
    They played louder than the world would allow. They were never a footnote. The International Sweethearts of Rhythm became America’s first racially integrated all-female swing and jazz band.

    SYNOPSIS
    Born at Mississippi’s Piney Woods Country Life School, the International Sweethearts of Rhythm became America’s first racially integrated all-female swing and jazz band.

    They crossed Jim Crow America, commanded stages across the country, and eventually traveled overseas with the USO to perform for American troops in France and Germany.

    MOXIE brings their musicianship, courage and extraordinary legacy back to the center stage of American history. From Mississippi and Harlem to postwar Europe, MOXIE follows the Sweethearts’ trail across continents.

    MOXIE moves beyond the mythology of “the band” to reveal the musicians themselves—a racially and ethnically diverse sisterhood of virtuoso artists navigating ambition, Jim Crow, gender, friendship, and life on the road.

    MOXIE weaves together not a history lesson, but a cinematic journey with the Sweethearts themselves.

    PROJECT TYPE Documentary Feature / Film Essay

    DIRECTOR Stacey Marbrey
    PRODUCER Stacey Marbrey, Jodi Johnson

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