A kaleidoscopic portrait of the visionary jazz musician, composer, and poet known as Sun Ra and the musical, historical, and philosophical currents that shaped him. Poet, Egyptologist, cosmologist, historian, activist, bandleader, musician... jazz pioneer Sun Ra was all of these. In this illuminating biography, Christine Turner takes us on a complex journey through the life of a complex man who was either born in Birmingham, Alabama, sent from Saturn, or both. (Partly by Brian Gordon via Tribeca Festival)
Christine Turner is an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker whose intimate portraits of artists, activists, and everyday people capture the beauty and struggle of life. A frequent collaborator with Firelight Films & Firelight Media, Christine recently directed J’Nai Bridges Unamplified, a verité film on the acclaimed opera singer J’Nai Bridges (PBS/American Masters), among others.
Directed by Christine Turner
Duration 84’ | English
Production Country, Year USA, 2025 | Producer Christine Turner | Executive Producers Stanley Nelson, Michael Kantor, Bradford Smith, Keith Brown, Marcia Smith | Cinematographer Othello Banaci | Editor Steven Golliday
