ghost of miles Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 Thought we had a thread on Ayler films-in-the-making, but couldn't find it... anyways, some talk of this today on the Coltrane list: From JazzTimes: "[...] It may seem strange, in a festival that presented so many significant living artists, to close with an event that featured one who died in 1970. But the United States premier of My Name Is Albert Ayler, a documentary film by young Swedish director Kasper Collin, was the single most important revelation of the festival. To make Albert Ayler (shown above) live again is a daunting task for a filmmaker, because little archival footage exists of Ayler's life and career. But through an inspired assemblage of photos, rare films, music, audio interviews with Ayler and extensive recent filmed interviews with family members, friends and fellow artists, Ayler is indeed made flesh. The interviews with Ayler's 89-year-old father, his brother/sideman Donald Ayler (who now struggles with mental illness) and drummer Sunny Murray rivet the viewer's imagination and haunt it when the film is over. Director Collin achieves the almost impossible: He creates a portrait of artistic sainthood that is persuasive and unsentimental. My Name Is Albert Ayler is one of the most starkly beautiful and moving documentaries ever made about a jazz musician. Collin has not yet secured a U.S. distributor for his film. More information can be obtained at mynameisalbertayler.com. " Ayler film link Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 Hell yeah! Maybe that Holy Ghost box will edge out Johnny Cash's Greatest Hits! Quote
brownie Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 (edited) Very glad that Kasper Collin managed to complete his project. He has been working on this for several years and with practically no budget. I have yet to see the completed film. Kasper contacted me a long time ago when he was looking for photos of Albert Ayler and had no money for purchasing them. Sent him a number of images. I'm sure he made good use of those! Edited February 1, 2006 by brownie Quote
ep1str0phy Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 Here's hoping that the documentary gets to the right places... Albert's tale must be told! (truth is still marching in). Quote
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