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Director: Renee Edwards

Producer: Claire Reynolds

The New Orleans Musicians' Clinic is arguably the most unique, free, medical centre in the world. With unprecedented access to the clinic and its patients; the Jazz fraternity, this film parallels the recovery of ill musicians with that of the city itself. "If the musicians ain't got a chance to live, then what chance has the music got?" Dr John Right now, five years after Katrina, the timing is crucial: the collapse of tourism, the massive crime wave, the failing health system and the wider recession have all coalesced to create a crisis in this historic musical community. These extraordinary musicians and the music they produce are fighting for survival.
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