| Title: |
The Groove is Not Trivial |
| Category: |
Documentary |
| Length: |
62 Minutes |
| Filmmaker(s): |
Tommie Dell Smith |
| Year: |
2016 |
| Country: |
Canada, Scotland, Spain, USA |
Showing:
Varsity 3 - Thu 6:40 pm (4/6)
Varsity 2 - Fri 09:50 am (4/7)
Varsity 3 - Mon 9:40 pm (4/10)
Oregon Premiere
From Scotland to Northern California, master fiddler Alasdair Fraser is on a journey of self-expression that takes him deep into his Scottish musical roots. There he finds a universal pulse—a groove—which acts as a through line from the past to a future sparked by hopeful possibilities. Fraser shares his art through performance and through directing wild, wonderful, multi-generational music camps, where participants learn to trust their inherent sense of the groove. The irrepressible Fraser proves that the groove in traditional music transcends toe-tapping fun and can be a source of personal and political liberation.
Director’s Statement: Tommie Dell Smith 
When my 10-year-old daughter was embraced by the Scottish fiddling community and saw her world changed, I knew this magic should be shared with a broader audience. My goal for this film is to inspire people to live more fully by connecting and embracing joy as a part of our lives. As Alasdair says, “we feel a little better about ourselves and we become better neighbors.”
