SUN RA: DO THE IMPOSSIBLE
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Poet, cosmologist, activist, musician – Sun Ra was all that and more. In her captivating documentary, Christine Turner paints a portrait of an artist who saw himself as both a bandleader and an interstellar prophet – perhaps born in Alabama, perhaps sent by Saturn. With his band The Arkestra, Sun Ra revolutionized free jazz, experimented with electronics, reinterpreted classics and combined music with a political vision: Afrofuturism. Space travel, utopia, black liberation – “Space is the place” was his artistic guiding principle. The director interweaves archive material, performances, interviews with companions, musicians and scientists – and also lets Sun Ra himself have his say.
European premiere
Cooperation: TIBA Movement e. V.
SUN RA: DO THE IMPOSSIBLE Direction: Turner, Christine, DCP, OmeU, 84 min