Upcoming Film Benefit
A Rivertown Film Preview and Special Program
Directed by Greg Mitchell
Narrated by Rosanne Cash
2026, USA
Monday, June 15, 8:00 pm
At The Nyack Center
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A celebration of Woody Guthrie and America’s 250th Birthday with film clips, discussion, and live music.
Every dollare earned tonight will go toward Rivertown Film’s newly established Reserve Fund, and all of it will be matched by a generous gift from former board members Barrie Peterson and Bea Conner-Peterson.
This is the first preview anywhere for Greg Mitchell’s acclaimed new film, narrated by Rosanne Cash, Woody Guthrie and the Ghost of Tom Joad Today, with a song by Bruce Springsteen.
There will be musical guests as well as a community singout on “This Land Is Your Land”—which some consider our real national anthem––featuring local musicians and choruses!
Woody Guthrie and the Ghost of Tom Joad will air over PBS stations later this summer. Mitchell’s fifth film for PBS since 2022, it reveals why Guthrie has become such an icon for many in today’s political struggles. It contains numerous surprises, such as the venom aimed at John Steinbeck’s novel “The Grapes of Wrath” when it was first released—it was taken off shelves at some libraries and copies were even burned—and the amazing full story of how Woody came to write “This Land Is Your Land” (which is not its original title). It closes with words and images that reveal echoes of 1930s conflicts in debates surrounding immigration, ICE raids and authoritarian impulses today.
The film will receive its world premiere hosted by the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa on June 25.
From the early responses:
“Well done! And perfect for the spirit of the times. This is a great doc—just what we need right now.”
– Joe Klein, author of “Primary Colors” and “Woody Guthrie: A Life.”
“I was proud to narrate a new documentary by Greg Mitchell about Woody Guthrie.
A beautiful film about a timeless artist.”
– Rosanne Cash
“it’s a splendid piece of work. Very fine use of stills and footage, ditto for songs and music, a highly resonant story about great American artists, and above all a strong social conscience.”
– David Sterritt, author and former president, National Society of Film Critics
GREG MITCHELL
Greg Mitchell most recently visited Rivertown Film with Cover Ups American Style, political and media manipulation as seen in four of his recent films, and before that, “Following the Ninth: In the Footsteps of Beethovan’s Final Symphony (especially memorable for the “Ode to Joy” flashmob that ended the evening). He was a longtime editor at the legendary music magazine Crawdaddy, and has written more than dozen books since. One of them, “Joy in Mudville,” is a memoir of coaching his son’s Nyack/Valley Cottage Little League team. His other films for PBS include The Memorial Day Massacre, The First Attack Ads and The Atomic Bowl. His Atomic Cover-up, produced by longtime Rivertowner Suzanne Mitchell, won the top prize from the Organization of American Historians in 2024 and other awards. Learn more about Greg Mitchell and subscribe to his substack, Between Rock and a Hard Place, at https://gregmitchell.substack.com/
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