Music
The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronicling the lives of these men and women who, with a median age of 82, are beset with a host of life-threatening illnesses, the movie tells how they navigated issues of racism, disparities in the workplace, gender and familial relations.
Percussion, Vocals
In 1991 the young band that toured with Miles Davis in his later years reformed for an album and a tour in Japan under the name ESP. Three years later in 1994 the band returned as ESP2. This concert, which was recorded at the Jazz Open Stuttgart in July 1994, featuring Carla Cook on vocals, includes the music of Miles Davis and forms an empathetic and lasting tribute to the legendary trumpeter.
Music
Raoul Peck directed this French-German-Haitian drama set in Manhattan where medical examiner Chase Dellal (Geno Lechner) isn't happy with the diminishing aspects of her life: Not only does she face political pressures to soft-pedal her testimony, her marriage to a judge (Bob Meyer) is collapsing. Suddenly, new options appear after deposed Haitian politician Dimitri (Jean-Michel Martial) re-enters her life. Playwright Israel Horowitz has a role in this film as morgue cop Timothy.
Himself
