Watch Blues Highway (1994) : Full Movie Online Free Blues Highway is a 1994 American short documentary film directed by Bill Guttentag and Vince DiPersio. The film is a moving blend of blues music and images recounts the journey of the millions of African-Americans who made their way from the Mississippi Delta to cities in the North during the 1930s and 1940s. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.