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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

Posted (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 by brownie

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