Mackenzie Nichols Staff WriterCNN Films has acquired broadcasting rights to “Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President.” The look at the bond between the 39th president and pop and country musicians is slated to be the closing film for AFI DOCS film festival on June 21.The documentary was originally scheduled to open the 19th annual Tribeca Film Festival, which was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President” chronicles the Georgian candidate’s relationship with music as a defining part of his campaign for the White House and his presidency.
His embrace of music helped the small-town peanut farmer reach out across racial and generational divides.“Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President” will feature rare, archival.
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