The film takes viewers to various locations, including William Faulkner's home, black churches, and sharecroppers' shacks, showcasing the region's boogie-woogie, gospel, and blues music.

[1][2][3] It was filmed in Oxford, Mississippi in 1982,[4] after Tavernier concluded work on Coup de Torchon, an adaptation of Jim Thompson's 1964 novel Pop.

He commends cinematographer Pierre-William Glenn's work and concluds that the film leaves viewers with a wry sense that the challenges of poverty and inequality will endure for generations.

[3] Janet Maslin of The New York Times highlights that the film "contains an abundance of jubilant music" and vibrant local characters.

She concludes that the documentary "manages to be both serious and quaint in equal measure" with "an easy spontaneity and good cheer.