Passing through film larry clark

Its been 20 years since larry clarks film first shocked america, but its legacy has been felt far beyond celluloid. Passing through is a film directed by larry clark with nathaniel taylor, clarence muse, pamela jones, johnny weathers, year. Larry clark born january 19, 1948 is one of the leading directors of the l. Aug 24, 2018 film in larry clarks crime films, the badman indie icon refuses sermonizing by tanner tafelski. Not willing to play for the mobsters who control the music industry, womack searches for his mentor, the musician, poppy harris. Larry clarks masterpiece proposes a unique visual language to depict the riches, rhythms and cultural. The opening sevenminute credit sequence is accordingly an homage to jazz and jazz musicians, privileging the raw energy of the. Black films that should be available to stream but are not. Director larry clark theorizes that jazz is one of the purest expressions of african american culture, embodying the struggles of generations of blacks going back. Passing through larry clark s master thesis at ucla is a rare, wonderful opportunity to see him carry a film. Passing through 1977 rarefilmm the cave of forgotten. Overview of passing through, 1977, directed by larry clark, with nathaniel taylor, clarence muse, pamela jones, at turner classic movies.

Eddie, intent on creating a new kind of jazz outside the confines of the whitedominated major record labels, seeks out his grandfather, poppa harris clarence muse, who is also a legend in the jazz scene. John sayles, julie dash, jia zhangke, charles burnett, larry. Passing through film passing through jazz alessandra raengo this publication is part of an experimental project of collective research inspired by the encounter with larry clarks film passing through 1977, a cult film that by many accounts has successfully transposed the compositional principles of jazz improvisation. Reflections on black cinema aesthetics black independent film. Larry clark, american photographer and film director who was best known for his provocative works about teenagers, with drugs and sex often as central elements. The research on larry clarks film has been ongoing since the fall of 20 when liquid blackness cohosted with emorys department of film and media studies. Larry clark is a director and writer, known for cutting horse 2002, passing through 1977 and as above, so below 1973. Enjoy a free screening of jazz classic passing through at. Oct 01, 2011 for example, while haile gerimas thesis film bush mama is clearly indebted to a marxist reading of the africanamerican innercity plight, larry clark s jazzinflected passing through 1977 is a film that the director, now a film professor at san francisco state, claims wasnt made for release, it was made for revolution, and is steeped in. May 07, 2020 normally, indiewire s stream of the day feature focuses on movies that you can watch at home. Eddie, intent on creating a new kind of jazz outside the confines of the whitedominated major. His notable movies include kids 1995 and bully 2001. Larry clark and film curator jheanelle brown will participate in a postscreening discussion following a ucla presentation of clarks rarely seen l.

The film stars douglas maclean, madge bellamy, otto hoffman, cameron coffey, fred gamble, bert hadley, and margaret livingston. It is by calling on jazz that larry clark most closely pins down his black characters struggle against domination, here that of music producers, white capitalists. Not willing to play for the mobsters who control the music industry, including clubs and recording studios, warmack searches for his mentor and grandfather, the legendary jazz musician poppa harris. Image is a still from larry clarks film passing through 1977. Eddie womack, an african american jazz musician, is released from prison for the killing of a white gangster. Aug 18, 2018 filmmaker larry clark, talks about his film passing through and black cinema. Rebellion he directed the feature films passing through 1977 and cutting horse. The engagement of his saxophonist hero is inseparably linked with a practical dimension the project of an independent collective recording studio and the formal dimension. Larry clark achieved both fame and notoriety with the publication of his first book tulsa in 1971. Passing through also known as passing thru is a 1921 american silent comedy film directed by william a. He is also a film professor in the cinema department at san francisco state university. The glory of nathaniel rollo lawson taylors considerable acting chops sadly never saw much utilization in the film world.

Rebellion masterpiece, larry clarks as above, so below comprises a powerful political and social critique in its portrayal of black insurgency. The film was not released in the united states, but clark says that it was because of the producers failure to get releases for the music used. One of the rare fiction features about the jazz world made by a black filmmaker, though its rarely shown. To think that this was larry clarks ucla thesis is just mindblowing. Director larry clark theorizes that jazz is one of the purest expressions of african american culture, embodying the struggles of generations of blacks going back to slavery times, but now hijacked by a white culture that brutally exploits jazz musicians for profit. Today, were using this space to call out a few that should be available, but arent. Passing through eddie warmack, an african american jazz musician, is released from prison for the killing of a white gangster. Passing through 1977 introduced by jesse sharps and. Often controversial, clarks blackandwhite images unflinchingly capture overt sexuality, drug use, and violence, as seen in his iconic photobook tulsa 1971, and his debut feature film kids 1995. This 1977 film by larry clark, written by ted lange, follows a young saxophonist. He later spent two years at a commercial photography school. Clark completed the film while participating in the fellows program at the american film institute.

Larry clark filmmaker passing through race for the times. Apr 18, 2014 reflections on black cinema aesthetics reflect on clyde taylors black cinema and aesthetics andor arthur jafas 69 essay. Larry clarks passing through 1977 introduced by musician jesse sharps and actor. Not willing to play for the mobsters who control the music industry, including clubs and recording studios, warmack searches for his mentor and grandfather, the legendary jazz. Eddie warmack, an african american jazz musician, is released from prison for the killing of a white gangster. Larry clark s masterpiece proposes a unique visual language to depict the riches, rhythms and cultural importance of jazz music and its role in black liberation. Seiter and written by agnes christine johnston, and joseph f. Eddie womack, an africanamerican jazz musician, is released from prison for the killing of a white gangster. Director larry clark theorizes that jazz is one of the purest expressions of african. Studying the potential of the arts and politics of the jazz ensemble, we are developing an experimental project of collective research that will unfold throughout the year, and culminate in a public screening and symposium in fall 2015. With nathaniel taylor, clarence muse, pamela jones, johnny weathers. Reportage exposition larry clark kiss the past paris 2010 vernissage duration. Rebellion classic passing througha film that by many accounts has successfully transposed the compositional principles of jazz improvisation into filmmaking and thus reached a powerful synergy between free jazz and film form.

Courtesy the artist and luhring augustine, new york the film, like the photographs is, as clark once told me, a record of his secret teenage life. A jazz musician joins a revolution upon his release from prison. Eddie warmack, an african american jazz musician, is released from prison for. While a teenager clark developed his photography skills working as an assistant to his mother, a doortodoor baby photographer. In larry clarks crime films, the badman indie icon refuses. Larry clark is an american photographer and filmmaker known for his raw and unfiltered depictions of youth culture. Passing through cleveland institute of art college of art. Starring nathaniel taylor, clarence muse, pamela jones. The skateboarders who appeared in the film talk about its impact and how.