SNEAK PEEK at Bucket Boys
Chicago filmmakers, the Lucas Brothers launched a Kickstarter campaign to complete Bucket,
a feature length documentary about kids from Chicago who put their
percussive drummer skills to work for everyday survival. Eighty-percent
of the film is complete but funds are needed for the remaining
twenty-percent. The documentary will only be funded if the pledge amount
is reached by Tuesday, August 19th of this year.
Bucket
captures the life of many of the hundreds of bucket boys on Chicago's
Southside. They put to use their fascinating drumming skills as they
fight for survival. As the cameras follow these talented and young black
male teens they learn that they're more than just the entertaining
skills they display to the public. Following them on their journey they
discover that growing up in poverty, they're faced with numerous
obstacles in their community and in homes. Overall, they witness that
"the bucket" is more than just a tool. Not only has the bucket become
their source of income, but has become their lifestyle and a culture.
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