Jazz Dance

You are dropped into a crowded club, watching bodies and music slowly ignite into a sweaty, joyful frenzy.

Directed by

Roger Tilton

Genres

Documentary, Music

Starring

Jimmy McPartland, Pee Wee Russell, Willie 'The Lion' Smith

Overview

Few films wield the awesome spiritual power of Jazz Dance, on which Leacock was one of two cameramen charting the slow, smoldering build of a Manhattan dance club from idle space to explosive, carnal bacchanal. Employing handheld cameras, limited light and sheer proximity, the film achieved an intimacy never before witnessed in a documentary.

How it feels

Warm, earnest and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Music, art, identity, freedom

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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