A new documentary chronicles the impact of songwriting great Lucinda Williams. Finding Lucinda begins streaming on Video on Demand on Sept. 9.
Ahead of its premiere, Rolling Stone is debuting an exclusive clip from the film, directed by Joel Fendelman. In the scene, Williams talks about the balancing act of being an artist and a human being. “There are all these psychological issues that you end up dredging through, pulling through all of this journey, that you’re lugging around,” she says. “I’ve gotta learn how to like myself or love myself. On the one hand you’re creating this art, and you’re also trying to grow as a person.”
While Williams is the focus of the film, it’s singer-songwriter Ismay — the performing name of Avery Hellman — who seeks to uncover her magic. The movie follows Ismay on a trip across the American South, interviewing fellow artists like Charlie Sexton, Buddy Miller, and Mary Gauthier.
To complement the documentary, a new live tour was announced on Friday. Part screening and part concert, it kicks off in October in San Francisco with Steve Earle and Jimmie Dale Gilmore joining Ismay onstage. (Williams is not on the tour; more dates are expected to be announced.)
Finding Lucinda film tour:
Oct. 3 — San Francisco, CA @ 4-Star Theatre (featuring Steve Earle and Jimmie Dale Gilmore)
Oct. 10 — Vancouver, WA @ Folk Alliance Far West
Oct. 11 — Mendocino, CA @ Good Bones Kitchen
Oct. 12 — Chico, CA @ Chico Women’s Club (featuring Chuck Prophet)
Oct. 16 — Moscow, ID @ Kenworthy Performing Arts Center
Oct. 17 — Sandpoint, ID @ Panida Theatre
Oct. 18 — Butte, MT @ Covellite Theater (featuring Martha Scanlan, Christy Hays, Ben Pickett, ChadOkrusch)
Oct. 19 – Bozeman, MT @ Live from the Divide (featuring Martha Scanlan, Christy Hays, Ben Pickett, ChadOkrusch)
Oct. 28 – New Orleans, LA @ Chickie Wah Wah (featuring Loose Cattle and Anna Moss)
Nov. 2 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark
Nov.8 – Fayetteville, AR @ Ozark Folkways
Nov. 13 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Jalopy
Nov. 14 – Hudson, NY @ Park Theater
Nov. 21 – Chicago, IL @ The Hideout
