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“Tragedy and comedy, life and death: these are the poles between which the events and people in this film move, with the good and the bad often inseparable.. For anyone who loves the place, this film will enhance your understanding. For anyone curious about New Orleans, it’s a fantastic place to start.”

– Malcolm Jones, The Daily Beast

“Yes, funerals — as in the famous joint expressions of mourning and celebration that feature “second line” dance marches to mark the joy of a soul’s ascent into heaven. As director Berry shows, those ceremonies have extraordinarily complex roots and meanings. What his documentary does, lovingly and in mesmerizingly watchable fashion, is explore the African American culture from which jazz funerals evolved — and how the funerals epitomize the soul and resilience of the Crescent City perpetually endangered by storms, floods, fires, coastal erosion, and diseases such as Yellow Fever.”

– Quin Hillyer, The Washington Examiner

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‘City of a Million Dreams’ Chronicles the Dangers and Mystic Pleasures of Living on the Threshold

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Louisiana Considered: Filmmaker Jason Berry looks at jazz funerals in his “City of a Million Dreams”

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Louisiana Considered: Filmmaker Jason Berry looks at jazz funerals in his "City of a Million Dreams" Diane Mack hosted Tuesday's episode [...]

Hear from Co-Producers Tim Watson and Simonette Berry on Crosstown Conversations with Jeanne Nathan

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Hear from Co-Producers Tim Watson and Simonette Berry on Crosstown Conversations with Jeanne Nathan  New Orleans journalist, author and documentarian [...]

‘City Of A Million Dreams’ Documentary Will Screen At The Broadside In Advance Of Film Festival

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‘City Of A Million Dreams’ Documentary Will Screen At The Broadside In Advance Of Film Festival The New Orleans Film [...]

Jason Berry’s ‘City of a Million Dreams’ documentary illuminates New Orleans jazz funerals

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Heartland will show films with Oscar buzz, including Princess Diana film, new Wes Anderson

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Scene of a second line parade in the documentary “City of a Million Dreams,” photograph courtesy of Jason Berry ‘City Of A Million Dreams’ Documentary Will Screen At The Broadside In Advance Of Film Festival

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‘City Of A Million Dreams’ Documentary Will Screen At The Broadside In Advance Of Film Festival The New Orleans Film [...]

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Money, hurricane, death: Jason Berry’s ‘City of a Million Dreams’ mulls history of second-lines, jazz funerals

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By Sue Strachan It was the last day of filming “City of a Million Dreams: The Untold Story of Funerals [...]

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