Based on the acclaimed web series, THE 78 PROJECT is a journey across America to record today's musical artists as they perform the early American songs that inspired a century of popular music -- exactly as they were originally recorded, instantaneously, on one-of-a-kind 78rpm lacquer discs. Inspired by Alan Lomax and his quest to capture music where it lived throughout the early 20th Century, the film celebrates the artistry and craft that spontaneously captured America's most authentic musical forms.—The 78 Project

The 78 Project is a musical journey across America to connect today's musicians with the haunting recordings of the past. Using an authentic 1930's Presto disc recorder, artists get one 3-minute take to cut a record anywhere they choose, finding in that adventure a new connection to our shared cultural legacy.—Anonymous