
Notions of Freedom
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.
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- Language
- English
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Release dates
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- Premiere31 Dec 2007
- Digital / OTTThe Criterion Channel1 Feb 2022
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- When was Notions of Freedom released?
- Notions of Freedom was released on 31 December 2007.
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- Who directed Notions of Freedom?
- Notions of Freedom (2007) was directed by Ulysses Jenkins.
- How long is Notions of Freedom?
- Notions of Freedom runs for 16m.













