The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith (2016)
- Directed by
- Sara Fishko
- Genre
- documentary film, biographical film, historical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This documentary examines photographer W. Eugene Smith's extensive archive of photos and audio tapes from his time living in a Manhattan loft building in the 1950s and 1960s. It captures the creative chaos and personal tensions among jazz musicians like Thelonious Monk who gathered there.
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