Notions of Freedom (2007)
16m
Running Time
December 31, 2007Release Date
Notions of Freedom (2007)
16m
Running Time
December 31, 2007Release Date
Plot.
Ulysses Jenkins charts the history of jazz—what he calls “the first true American art form"—from its beginnings in New Orleans and the American South to the classic work of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington and through the major innovations of Ornette Coleman, Sun Ra, and Miles Davis. Also included are clips of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, explicitly linking the development of jazz to the Civil Rights Movement. Motion-capture animated figures are seen dancing, superimposed, over the archival footage of the musicians. Wearing colorful costumes, they perform Jenkins’ original choreography. The dancers exert a powerful influence over the historical documentation as their movements extend across the decades and, finally, into the future.
Where to Watch.
Subs
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Cast & Crew.
Mugen Suzuki
Animation
Lisa Naugle
Motion Capture Artist
Ross Whitney
Recording Supervision
Kei Akagi
Music
Ulysses Jenkins
Director
Cheryl Banks-Smith
Details.
Release DateDecember 31, 2007
StatusReleased
Running Time16m
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