Sun Ra: Space Is the Place
Summary:
Avant-garde jazz musician Sun Ra stars in the movie version of his concept album Space Is the Place. Not following a linear plot line, this experimental film is a bizarre combination of social commentary, blaxploitation, science fiction, and concert performance. The opening scene is set in an intergalactic forest, with Sun Ra introducing his plan to use music a... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Sun Ra
Barbara Deloney
Erika Leder
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Review:
Science fiction, blaxploitation, and musical elements combine in the entertaining and enlightening Space Is the Place. Like the 1972 album of the same name, this film features jazz legend Sun Ra playing around on the space organ along with June Tyson's vocal chants to create the band's unique African percussion-filled jazz impr... Continue >>
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