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The documentary explores the legacy of Watson, as well as the hopeful future for old time music in the modern day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Fabulous Flocks\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Directed by: Jeff Kaminski<\/p>\n<p>During prohibition in 1920s Alabama, a reluctant teenager risks everything by running moonshine for his kingpin uncle in order to keep his family out of poverty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSticks &amp; Holler\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Directed by: Willie C. Simmons<\/p>\n<p>In a small Appalachian town where crime is as routine as Sunday church, Teddy\u2019s drowning in debt, grief, and bad decisions. When he turns to his hitman uncle for help, he drags his reckless friends into a scheme that spirals out of control. 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