Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
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Closed captions online
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Open captions in-person
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.
Thank you to our screening partners: Reelblack, Black Documentary Collective, Free Library of Philadelphia, Firelight Media
Directors Spotlight
Christine Turner
Director
Christine is an Academy Award–nominated filmmaker whose portraits of artists, activists and everyday people capture the beauty and struggle of life. Her films include Sun Ra: Do the Impossible, The Barber of Little Rock, J’Nai Bridges Unamplified, Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day, Betye Saar: Taking Care of Business, Paint & Pitchfork and Homegoings.
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 84 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Director
- Christine Turner
- Producer
- Christine Turner
- Executive Producer
- Bradford Smith, Keith Brown, Marcia Smith, Michael Kantor, Stanley Nelson
- Cinematographer
- Othello Banaci
- Editor
- Steven Golliday
- Premiere
- Philadelphia