| RESURRECTION! AIRTO MOREIRA & THE PRESERVATION
HALL JAZZ BAND (20 min) Brazil/US |
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Director/Producer: Dale
Djerassi
Description:
Two powerful forces in the world
of jazz come together in this lively film. Airto Moreira, a world
renowned percussionist from Brazil meets the legendary Preservation
Hall Jazz Band on Mardi Gras morning in New Orleans. The musical
alchemy of this meeting reignites the acclaimed musician’s passion
to play and from there they laissez les bons temps ruler. This is
music as medicine for the soul!
Biography:
Dale Djerassi, president of
Djerassi Films Inc, has produced and directed several documentary
films including Nada Será Como Antes (Nothing Will Be As It Was),
about the return of jazz musicians Flora Purim and Airto Moreira to
Brazil, Bhutan -- A Strange Survival,
the story of a unique Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas, and Oil
on Ice, a documentary connecting the fate of
the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to decisions America makes about
energy policy, transportation choices, and other seemingly unrelated
matters (IDA Pare Lorentz Award winner). He co-produced (with Barbet
Schroeder) Koko -- The Talking Gorilla,
a feature-length documentary about the famed sign language-speaking
gorilla. He also produced '68, an independent feature film set in San
Francisco in the turbulent year of 1968. Additionally, Djerassi
produced three plays -- An Immaculate
Misconception at the Eureka Theatre Company
in San Francisco and Primary Stages in New York, Calculus at the Performing Arts Library & Museum in San Francisco, and Lies Have Been Told at
Trafalgar Studios in London. Djerassi received a bachelor of arts
degree in political science from Stanford University where he also
studied documentary film production.
Contact Information:
w: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/535467437/resurrection-legendary-percussionist-airto-moreira-the-preservation-hall-jazz-band
e: djerassicaliforniaoffice@gmail.com
