Directed by Ron Mann • 1981 • Canada
The first feature documentary by counterculture chronicler Ron Mann is an eloquent tribute to a group of highly celebrated artists who helped forge the once-controversial free jazz movement of the 1960s. Bringing together interviews with and performances by legendary musicians like pianists Cecil Taylor and Paul Bley, tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp, and trumpet player Bill Dixon, this vital record of jazz history pays tribute to the innovators whose fearless artistic vision brought forth a revolution in sound.
Directed by Ron Mann • 1982 • Canada
POETRY IN MOTION is an unprecedented anthology of twenty-four leading North American poets who sing, chant, and anything but “read” their work in an energetic celebration of the form’s oral tradition that spans from the Beat Generation to the 1980s downtown N...
Directed by Ron Mann • 1988 • Canada
Director Ron Mann dives deep into the history of one of the twentieth century’s most popular yet least respected art forms: the comic book. Profiling twenty-two of North America’s most significant artists working in the medium, this entertaining documentary t...
Directed by Ron Mann • 1992 • Canada
Combining rare and often hilarious archival footage with engaging interviews, this documentary chronicles the evolution of the titular postwar rock ’n' roll dance craze that took America by storm. Featuring singers and musicians who helped define the phenomen...
