Film
Passing Through
- 4PM
Heralded as the greatest jazz film ever made, this exhilarating lost classic from LA Rebellion director Larry Clark, grapples with the commodification of black art via the story of a just-out-of-prison saxophonist (Taylor) who resists the advances of money-grubbing white industry execs as he embarks on a quest to find liberation through his music. Featuring music by greats like John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, and Sun Ra, Passing Through translates the expressive language of jazz into visual poetry.
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