Fire Music (film)
| Fire Music | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Tom Surgal |
| Written by | John Northrup Tom Surgal |
| Produced by | Peter Afterrman Dan Braun Josh Braun Nels Cline Scott Crary Lin Culbertson Ron Mann John Loggia Thurston Moore Jeff Tweedy |
| Starring | Rashied Ali Carla Bley Bobby Bradford Gary Giddins Tristan Honsinger Prince Lasha Ingrid Sertso Sonny Simmons Sirone |
| Edited by | John Northrup |
| Music by | Lin Culbertson |
| Distributed by | The Criterion Collection |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Fire Music is a 2021 documentary film directed by Tom Surgal about free jazz. The documentary focuses on the key innovators associated with the movement, including John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, and Sun Ra.[1]
Release
[edit]An abbreviated rough cut of the film debuted at the New York Film Festival on September 29, 2018.[2][3]
Fire Music was released theatrically on September 10, 2021.[4]
The film was also acquired by The Criterion Collection and released on VOD on June 1, 2022.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "New Doc 'Fire Music' Sets the Record Straight on Free Jazz". The Hollywood Reporter. October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Fire Music". New York Film Festival Program Guide. September 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "'Fire Music': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "'Fire Music' Review: An Impassioned Case for Free Jazz". The New York Times. September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Fire Music". The Criterion Collection official website. June 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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