An anthology of films about the lives of musicians.
In this program
1000 Songs
Directed by
Marin Sander-Holzman
U.S.
2019
10 minutes
English
Ricky Rose, 83-year-old journeyman musician and R&B singer from Brooklyn, has been making music for 70 years, and despite a lack of "big time" success, his passion for playing live has never dimmed.
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Birthday Song: Lewis Capaldi
Directed by
Kevin Batchelor
U.K.
2020
23 minutes
English
Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi shares his artistic process as he transforms his "birthday song" — the Chemical Brothers and Noel Gallagher's "Setting Sun," which was No. 1 on the U.K. charts when he was born — into a work uniquely his own.
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Jesse
Directed by
Anthony Janssen
U.S.
2019
5 minutes
English
The story behind trumpeter Jesse McGuire's performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the post-9/11 World Series' Game 7 in 2001.
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Junior
Directed by
A.J. Wilhelm
2020
11 minutes
Haitian
Acclaimed Haitian musician Jerome "Junior" Simeon struggles to keep the beat of his passion alive.
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Kim I Am
Directed by
Ben Proudfoot
U.S.
2019
14 minutes
English
Kim Hill was a rising singer when she met a young rapper named will.i.am, but she quit the Black Eyed Peas just before they became famous.
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King Lajoie
Directed by
Joannie Lafrenière
2019
26 minutes
French
A deep dive into the kitsch universe of an Elvis Presley impersonator who has been shaping his life around his idol for more than 40 years.
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The Other Fab Four
Directed by
Ben Proudfoot
2019
16 minutes
English
In the mid-1960s, four teenagers from Liverpool were changing the face of pop music. Their names were Mary, Sylvia, Pam, and Val — the Liverbirds!
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Yves & Variation
Directed by
Lydia Cornett
2019
15 minutes
English
Concierge Yves Deshommes practices his violin behind the front desk of a Manhattan office building on a daily basis, but during the hours outside his shift, his life proves equal parts intrepid and inspiring.
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