Bird Now

a MARC HURAUX picture

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Title

Bird Now

Director

Marc Huraux

Producer

Hengameh Panahi

Nationality

France

Year

1987

Duration

90'

Language

English, French

Format

-

Ratio

-

Original Title

Bird Now

Synopsis

Synopsis


Jazz music of black America in the 40s is experienced through the legendary figure of Charlie “Bird” Parker. The backdrop of New York City emerges as a mythical place in all its guises from Harlem to the Bronx, from the Bowery to Brooklyn.

Synopsis

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Festivals
& Awards

Berlin International Film Festival

Cast & Crew

Chan Parker
Bill Miles
Dizzy Gillespie
Walter Bishop Jr
Sheila Jordan
George Wein
Bruce Ricker
Earl Coleman
Doris Parker
Roy Haynes
Tommy Potter
Lester Bowie
Jimmy Slyde
Santi Debriano
Henry Threadgill Sextet
Olu Dara
Charles Austin Trio
Paul McIsaac
Jacqui Casto
Steven Ben Israel
Leroy Williams
Billie Holliday
Ben Webster
Lester Young
Coleman Hawkins
Written and Directed by Marc Huraux
Producer Hengameh Panahi
Cinematography Richard Copans
Editor Marc Huraux
Sound Julien Cloquet
Hélène Ducret

Releases

West Germany

20.10.1988