LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES

LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES

Videos

Official Trailer

Overview

Genre
Cultural History, Music, Portrait, and Biography
Synopsis

“Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues” offers an intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and personal conversations. This definitive documentary, directed by Sacha Jenkins, honors Armstrong's legacy as a founding father of jazz, one of the first internationally known and beloved stars, and a cultural ambassador of the United States. The film shows how Armstrong’s own life spans the shift from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement, and how he became a lightning rod figure in that turbulent era.

Stage
finished
Running time
106 minutes

Credits

Production Details

Prod. Co.
Imagine Documentaries
Country
United States

Distribution Details

Release year
2022
Festivals
TIFF
Awards
Music Documentary Award - IDA

Photos

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