Recently Released: Maroons - the Great Palmares
Set in 17th Century Brazil at the beginning of the slave trade, Maroons chronicles the rise and fall of the Quilombos of Palmares when a group of escaped slave settlements develop into a functioning sovereignty and fend off attacks by the Portuguese and Dutch for 93 years led by their greatest leader and war chief Zumbi dos Palmares.
A two-part docuseries on the birth and evolution of the free jazz movement in American jazz. The series begins with Part One - "the New Wave Innovators" (John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy and Pharaoh Sanders), while Part Two features, "the Free Jazz Innovators" (Cecil Taylor, Sunny Murray, Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Albert Ayler and Archie Shepp). Stay tuned for Part Two coming soon.
Stream: Jazz and the Avant Garde - Part One
This is a behind the scenes interview with anthropologist and ethnographic filmmaker Neil Turner, his background, research into Brazilian history and culture, and the inspiration behind the making of the two-part docuseries - Maroons.
Behind the scenes: Filmmakers Corner
Upcoming Streams
SUN, FEB 2ND
AT 6PM
“JAZZ AND THE AVANT GARDE - PART ONE”
SUN, MAR 2ND
AT 6PM
“THE MIDDLE PASSAGE AND BLACK LATIN AMERICA”
SUN, APR 06
AT 6PM
“EL ORIGEN DEL HILO”
SUN, MAY 4TH
AT 6PM
“EL ORIGEN DEL HILO” - CHAPTER 2
SUN, JUNE 1ST
AT 6PM
“EL ORIGEN DEL HILO“ - CHAPTER 3
SUN, JULY 6TH
AT 6PM
“EL ORIGEN DEL HILO” - CHAPTER 4