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Ballou, a documentary film, follows the talented Washington, DC, Ballou Senior High School Marching Band, as they overcome a negative environment filled with guns, drugs and violence to overcome and uplift the community with music, dedication and personal sacrifice. Ballou High School is in Washington DC. They are on the way to a national band competition, but first they have to learn how to play instruments and overcome personal losses due to the United States governmental neglect of an impoverished community just 3 miles away from the US Capitol building. Political leaders and celebrities are featured in the film to show the importance of a small marching band that overcomes the negative environment and neglect to become an award winning band.
Featuring interviews with:
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Chuck Brown Denyce Graves
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Marion Barry Congressman John Lewis General (ret) Colin Powell
Featuring Music from:
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Anami Jordan KuKu the gifted children
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Ballou Band Booster Association
PO Box 6969
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