Joe York
2021
Smokes & Ears
Joe York
Gene "Geno" Lee
This documentary short film tells the story of Big Apple Inn, known to its followers as Big John's, where owner Geno Lee serves pig's ear sandwiches and smoked sausage using the preparation his great-grandfather created nearly 100 years ago.
Smokes & Ears
Shake 'Em On Down
Joe York
Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal
Shake ‘Em On Down is a one-hour documentary film which aims to tell the story of Fred McDowell, who was first recorded by Alan Lomax in 1959, traveled to Europe with the Rolling Stones in the mid-1960s, mentored Bonnie Raitt, and served as the cornerstone of the unique and enduring North Mississippi- style of blues music.
Shake 'Em On Down