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Upstairs With David Amram

Directed by Alanis Obomsawin
Canada, 2021 (documentary, 16 minutes, colour / black and white, English / French)
Also known as "Au Upstairs Jazz Bar avec David Amram"
Upstairs With David Amram
Image: © National Film Board of Canada
Video (National Film Board of Canada)
Video (National Film Board of Canada) [French]

Film Description:
"Before her storied career as one of Canada's foremost documentary filmmakers, Alanis Obomsawin was an acclaimed singer and musician at the forefront of the Indigenous rights movement in North America. During this unprecedented time, she befriended fellow musician and activist David Amram, often described as the 'Renaissance man of American music.' A legendary talent and multi-instrumentalist, David embodies the passion and love musicians have for their artform. In this remarkable conversation recorded in 2008 at Montreal's celebrated Upstairs jazz bar, Alanis and David reflect on their shared history and a time when music was a powerful tool for social change."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Alanis Obomsawin
Produced by: Alanis Obomsawin, Annette Clarke
Participants: David Amram, Normand Guilbeault, Pierre Tanguay, Alanis Obomsawin
Cinematography: Martin Duckworth
Film Editing: Alison Burns
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
(sources)

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