Film / 1969

The Sun's Gonna Shine

Name: The Sun's Gonna Shine
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1969-01-02
Duration: 10 min
Cast: Lightnin' Hopkins

Directed by Les Blank

DocumentaryMusic

★ 6.9/10Audience rating

A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start singing for a living. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

The story

A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start singing for a living. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.