I Called Him Morgan
The Creative Life
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1h 32m
"A sleek, sorrowful elegy for the prodigiously gifted, tragically slain bop trumpeter Lee Morgan, is as much a visual and textural triumph as it is a gripping feat of reportage." Variety
Venice Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Telluride Film Festival
On a snowy night in February 1972, celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan was shot dead by his wife Helen during a gig at a club in New York City. The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of the event still haunts those who knew the Morgans. This documentary by Swedish filmmaker Kasper Collin (My Name Is Albert Ayler) is a love letter to two unique personalities and the music that brought them together. A film about love, jazz and America with cinematography by Bradford Young (DOP, Selma).
Sweden, USA - 2016 - 1h 32m
Directed By: Kasper Collin
Written By: Kasper Collin, Jesper Osmund