Ethnomusicology

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
CURTAIN UP!
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
HAVA NAGILA
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
Film trailer for "MAESTRA" directed by Maggie Contreras. A young woman holding a violin looks up at the conductor. https://vimeo.com/903440654
MAESTRA
Five incredible female conductors from around the world boldly break glass ceilings in the male-dominated world of orchestral conducting at the the Paris La Maestra Competition
A group of people dancing happily on the stage https://vimeo.com/889242550
PURPLE DREAMS
FOLLOW THE THREE YEAR JOURNEY OF A GROUP OF TALENTED AND COURAGEOUS STUDENTS FROM THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL EVER TO PUT ON A PRODUCTION OF THE COLOR PURPLE AS THEY CHALLENGE STEREOTYPES, RACISM AND ECONOMIC BARRIERS WITH THE HELP OF THEATER ARTS MENTORS
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
REZ METAL
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
Ethnomusicology documentaries from GOOD DOCS