Underplayed Gems

Mama Don't Like No Guitarpickers 'Round Here (2009)

Mama Don't Like No Guitarpickers 'Round Here poster
Directed by
Jacqueline van Vugt
Genre
documentary film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 35m
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This documentary follows the customers and owner of a small Amsterdam guitar shop. It shows the people who come there not just to buy instruments but to hang out and play music together.

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What happens

Mama don't like no guitarpickers 'round here is een Nederlandse documentaire van Jacqueline van Vugt uit 2009. Het onderwerp van de film is de Amsterdamse gitaarwinkel De Plug van Peter Boelen (1955), beter bekend als Peter Plug en tevens gitarist in de band The Ladyshavers. In de stijl van Smoke toont de film portretten van de clientèle, die niet alleen komt om een gitaar te kopen, maar ook voor de gezelligheid en om te jammen. De documentaire werd gedraaid tijdens het Nederlands Film Festival 2009 en in 2010 uitgezonden door de NPS. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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