Ornette: Made in America

Feb 21 1986 Unrated 1h 25m
Documentary, Music

Shirley Clarke's frenetic documentary about multi-talented musician Ornette Coleman.

Plot

Ornette: Made In America captures Ornette's evolution over three decades. Returning home to Fort Worth, Texas in 1983 as a famed performer and composer, documentary footage, dramatic scenes, and some of the first music video-style segments ever made, chronicle his boyhood in segregated Texas and his subsequent emergence as an American cultural pioneer and world-class icon. Among those who contribute to the film include William Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Buckminster Fuller, Don Cherry, Yoko Ono, Charlie Haden, Robert Palmer, Jayne Cortez and John Rockwell.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Shirley Clarke

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Caravan of Dreams Productions

Languages

English

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
457
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
82
Popularity
NA