Opens October 18, 2024 at The Tara in Atlanta, GA!

Plays October 21-24 at the Guild Cinema in Albuquerque, NM!

Plays October 16-24 (one screening) at the Loft Film Festival in Tucson, AZ!

Plays November 15-21 at the Darkside Cinema in Corvallis, OR.

Plays November 20-24 at the Dairy Art Center's Boedecker Theater in Boulder, CO.

Plays January 4-5, 2025 at the Tallahassee Film Society in Tallahassee, FL.

Plays February 7, 2025 at the Independent Film Society in Colorado Springs, CO.

Dusty & Stones is a continent-crossing journey story told through country music. The documentary intimately chronicles the remarkable ride of cousins Gazi “Dusty” Simelane and Linda “Stones” Msibi, a determined duo of struggling country singers from the tiny African Kingdom of Swaziland who long for their big break.

When they are unexpectedly invited to record their songs in Nashville and to compete in a Texas battle of the bands, Dusty and Stones embark on their long-awaited first pilgrimage to the ancestral heart of country music.

Over a momentous ten-day road trip through the American South, the cousins bring their music to life in a top Nashville recording studio, explore the storied locales of their favorite country songs, and excitedly engage with the culture they’ve long felt part of from afar, proving any demographic can lay claim to country music – or any other art form.

"One of the most compelling and joyful music documentaries of the year." - Living Life Fearless

"An often captivating crowd-pleaser that weaves contemporary politics in its backdrop…a character study rife with terrific music and presence." - The Film Stage

"A wondrous ten-day road trip through the American south." - DOC NYC

"A triumph of musical storytelling." - Sonic Cinema

Dusty & Stones
Directed and Produced by Jesse Rudoy
Produced by Melissa Adeyemo
84 minutes, color, English, 2023

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