The read
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 59m.
Synopsis
Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry readings, a band rehearsal, interviews, and extensive improvisations. Transferred to HD from the original 16mm film and lovingly restored for the best possible viewing experience.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert MuggeDirector
Cast
- Sun RaHimself
- June TysonHerself
- Danny ThompsonHimself
- Marshall AllenHimself
- John GilmoreHimself
- Eloe OmoeHimself
- James JacsonHimself
Stills
Themes
jazz1970sjazz singer or musicianinterviewritualized cultural performanceafrofuturismtraditional culturesocial & cultural documentarymusic documentarycultural identityafro-noirafro-latino