Dietrich Wawzyn
Directing
Biography
Dietrich Wawzyn was born on February 7, 1928 in Willudden, Angerburg, East Prussia, Germany [now Wyludy, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland]. Dietrich was a director and writer, known for Ruf der Götter (1957), Down Home Music - A Journey Through the Heartland 1963 (1963) and Verlorene Paradiese (1963). Dietrich died on October 3, 2014 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Known For
The "call of the gods" is the religious faith that is deeply rooted among 300 million people of India, from the Himalayan mountain dwellers to the bathers of the Ganges River, and as shown in huge processions in the modern cities.
Call of the Gods
In 1963 German filmmaker Dietrich Wawzyn set out to shoot a series of films for German television that took him through the southern US in search of American jazz and roots music. He contacted Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz, who jumped at the chance to join him and share his enthusiasm for regional musical traditions. Wawzyn made three films dealing with blues, gospel, and hillbilly music. The negatives to those films were lost. This film recreates the journey from the best elements still available and includes much previously unreleased footage.