Sun Ra Movies
- 1974
Space Is the Place
Space Is the Place61974HD
Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra proclaims himself "the alter-destiny", meets with inner-city...
- 1959
The Cry of Jazz
The Cry of Jazz5.91959HD
Filmed in Chicago & finished in 1959, The Cry of Jazz is filmmaker, composer and arranger Edward O. Bland's polemical essay on the politics of...
- 1980
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise6.11980HD
Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute...
- 2017
Rebirth Is Necessary
Rebirth Is Necessary02017HD
Director Jenn Nkiru authors a personal and powerful exploration of blackness through piecing together dreamlike portraits with stunning archival...
- 1987
Theatre of Hope
Theatre of Hope01987HD
The film is set to bring forward once again the well-worn images of the summit talks between Reagan and Gorbachev in Geneva. It is a reproduction of...
- 2023
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight02023HD
"Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight" covers renowned American artist Betye Saar’s large-scale work “Drifting Toward...
- 1966
The Magic Sun
The Magic Sun6.21966HD
Multi-faceted artist Phil Niblock captures a brief moment of an interstellar communication by the Arkestra in their prime. Black turns white in a...
- 2013
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive102013HD
A film, music and aural presentation by Eric Isaacson of Mississippi Records, Portland, USA. Featuring archival film, images & stories spanning...
- 2020
Utuqaq
Utuqaq02020HD
In the Arctic, ice is both all around and constantly disappearing. “Utuqaq” explores climate change from the perspective of this...
- 2005
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet82005HD
Sun Ra was born on the planet Saturn some time ago. The best accounts agree that he emerged on Earth as Herman Blount, born in Birmingham, Alabama in...
- 1984
Mystery Mister Ra
Mystery Mister Ra01984HD
Sun Ra, Archie Shepp and company in concert in Paris, 1984. Documents performances and rehearsals in Paris, France, 1984. It includes the...
- 1968
Spaceways
Spaceways61968HD
A music documentary made with Sun Ra.