Music Studies

Trailer for documentary "A Man and His Trumpet: The Leroy Jones Story" directed by Cameron Washington. Man with his trumpet. https://vimeo.com/347364300

A MAN AND HIS TRUMPET: The Leroy Jones Story

There are millions of musicians in the world, but there’s only one Leroy Jones

Trailer for documentary "Being BeBe: The BeBe Zahara Benet Documentary" directed by Emily Branham. Close up of drag queen speaking into mic. https://vimeo.com/710984329

BEING BEBE: THE BEBE ZAHARA BENET DOCUMENTARY

CELEBRATING QUEER BLACK EXCELLENCE - THE STORY OF LEGENDARY CAMEROONIAN DRAG PERFORMER MARSHALL NGWA (AKA BEBE ZAHARA BENET), BEFORE & AFTER BECOMING RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE’S VERY FIRST CHAMPION

Trailer for documentary "Curtain Up!" directed by Hui Tong and Kelly Ng. Teacher and student learning dance. https://vimeo.com/538896209

While preparing to stage the musical Frozen, Chinatown kids discover their own cultural identities

Trailer for documentary "Finding Her Beat" directed by Dawn Mikkelson & Keri Pickett. Woman performing taiko with group. https://vimeo.com/797542973

FINDING HER BEAT

A master of Japanese drumming and a Korean adoptee from Minnesota boldly convene an all-female troupe to perform Taiko, the Japanese drumming art that has been off-limits to women for centuries

Trailer for documentary "Hava Nagila" directed by Roberta Grossman. Man and woman being raised on chairs. https://vimeo.com/474921470

The song you thought you knew. The story you won't believe

Trailer for documentary "Los Hermanos/The Brothers" directed by Marcia Jarmel & Ken Schneider. A pianist and violinist playing music together. https://vimeo.com/514425779

LOS HERMANOS/THE BROTHERS

A nuanced view of estranged nations through the lens of music and family

Trailer for documentary "Pushed Up The Mountain" directed by Julia Haslett. Illustration of person pushing up flower on mountain. https://vimeo.com/655131084

PUSHED UP THE MOUNTAIN

A poetic and personal film about plants and the people who care for them

Trailer for documentary "Rez Metal" directed by Ashkan Soltani Stone. Two men playing electric guitar on stage. https://vimeo.com/640988855

A documentary about a Navajo metal band and the vibrant heavy metal scene throughout the Navajo Nation

Trailer for documentary "River City Drumbeat" directed by Marlon Johnson & Anne Flatté. Band members lined up. https://vimeo.com/453351461

RIVER CITY DRUMBEAT

GENERATIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MENTORS EMPOWER YOUTH THROUGH ANCESTRAL ART & CULTURE

Trailer for documentary "Serenade For Haiti" directed by Owsley Brown. Kids playing instruments. https://vimeo.com/254404506

SERENADE FOR HAITI

A classical music school in the heart of Port-au-Prince becomes a refuge of hope

Trailer for documentary "Singing Our Way To Freedom" directed by Paul Espinosa. Men playing guitar and singing in black and white. https://vimeo.com/365127668

SINGING OUR WAY TO FREEDOM

Musician Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez - from humble beginnings as a California farmworker to receiving the Library of Congress highest musical honors

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