Brother Yusef
Switzerland, April 2005
FILM,
Documentary,
52 min.
- directed by
- Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel
- Written by
- Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.cinenomad.de
Jazz has always been more than simply a form of music; it was – and is – a lifestyle, a creed, an expression of one’s origins. Jazz is black music that evolved in a white culture. Only a few of the great old masters of jazz are still alive today; one of them is saxophonist and composer Yusef Lateef. Today, at the age of 84, he lives a very secluded life in a small wooden house in the forests of Massachusetts. Filmmakers Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel visited him there and created an intimate cinematic portrait about the person and his music.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2005
- Original Version
- English, colour, Digi Beta, 52 min.
- Production
- Balzli & Fahrer GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR, ARTE G.E.I.E.
- Producer
- Dieter Fahrer
- directed by
- Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel
- Written by
- Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel
- Editing
- Simone Fürbringer
- Music
- Yusef Lateef
- Location Sound Mix
- Jean Vapeur
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Balzli & Fahrer GmbH
Awards
(a selection)
- Nyon, Visions du Réel, Grand Prix SSA/Suissimage pour le meilleur long métrage suisse 2005 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
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Tel Aviv, 8th DocAviv Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival
30.03.2006 - 08.04.2006 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
16.01.2006 - 22.01.2006 -
Munich, 20. Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München
06.05.2005 - 14.05.2005 -
Nyon, 11. Visions du réel - Festival international de cinéma
18.04.2005 - 24.04.2005