The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith

"Art, obsession and anxiety permeate a dilapidated Manhattan loft building in Mid-century"

Sep 23 2016 Not Rated 1h 27m
Biography, Documentary, History

Art, obsession and anxiety permeate a dilapidated Manhattan loft building in Mid-century: The first movie to use photographer W. Eugene Smith's massive, fly-on-the-wall archive of photos and audio tapes documenting the likes of jazz greats Thelonious Monk, Zoot Sims, Jimmy Giuffre, Hall Overton and others at work and play in the Sixth Avenue wreck that was Smith's home and studio from 1957 through the '60s.

Plot

Art, obsession and anxiety permeate a dilapidated Manhattan loft building in Mid-century: The first movie to use photographer W. Eugene Smith's massive, fly-on-the-wall archive of photos and audio tapes documenting the likes of jazz greats Thelonious Monk, Zoot Sims, Jimmy Giuffre, Hall Overton and others at work and play in the Sixth Avenue wreck that was Smith's home and studio from 1957 through the '60s.

Written by

Sara Fishko

Directed by

Sara Fishko

Cast

David Amram, Carla Bley, John Cohen

Crew

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Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Trailers
Official Trailer | FilmBuff
Scores
# of Votes
206
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA