Ornette: Made in America
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1h 17m
Directed by Shirley Clarke | 85 mins | 1985
“Discovering the work of filmmaker and the Film-Makers' Cooperative co-founder, Shirley Clarke made me aware of the wide range of cinema’s possibilities. This 1985 documentary shot in collaboration with the late Ornette Coleman, using a diverse array of video manipulations, is an impressive portrait of the musician and has strongly influenced the making of A Different Score. Active member and advocate of New York’s independent film community, Clarke later turned her attention to social-issue filmmaking. She has always been a wild card and her work deserves to be more known.” –Anaïs Ngbanzo
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