Frank Cassenti
Archie Shepp: Je suis jazz... c'est ma vie
Edition 1984
52'
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1984
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Documentary
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Dialogue:
English
Director:
Frank Cassenti
Composer:
Archie Shepp
With:
Cheikh Fall, Clifford Jarvis, Siegfried Kessler, Archie Shepp
This film was screened in a double bill with MYSTERY, MR. RA.
Jazz legend Archie Shepp toplines this unique and informative documentary. It intercuts performance footage of Shepp with interviews where he speaks candidly about such topics as Jazz’s African origins, the genre’s “revolutionary” purpose, and the social isolation of African Americans today.
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Credits
Director
Frank Cassenti
Composer
Archie Shepp
With
Cheikh Fall, Clifford Jarvis, Siegfried Kessler, Archie Shepp
Director of Photography
Jean-Michel Humeau, François Manceaux, Bruno Privat
Editor
Michèle-Annie Mercier
Producer
Hubert Niogret
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Dialogue
English
Countries of production
United States of America, France
Year
1984
