Blue For a Moment (2017)
Synopsis
Blue for a Moment is a documentary portrait of Swedish-born, Berlin-based musician Sven-Åke Johansson, a key figure in European improvised and experimental music. Active as a jazz drummer, composer, poet and visual artist, Johansson has spent decades challenging artistic conventions and genre boundaries. Born in 1943, he moved to Berlin in the late 1960s and became involved in the city’s experimental scene, including the Zodiak Free Arts Lab. During the 1970s and 1980s he played an important role in the West Berlin free jazz movement around the FMP/SÅJ label, collaborating with musicians such as Alexander von Schlippenbach and Rüdiger Carl. Influenced by Fluxus and modernist traditions, Johansson developed a distinctive approach based on noise, reduction and the use of everyday materials, anticipating the Echtzeitmusik scene that emerged in Berlin after 1990. The film explores his creative process, artistic philosophy and lasting impact on contemporary experimental music.
Release Date: 2017-05-24
Runtime: 82 minutes
Director: Antoine Prum
Top Cast
- Peter Ablinger as Self
- Burkhard Beins as Self
- Peter Brötzmann as Self
- Nicholas Bussmann as Self
- Rüdiger Carl as Self
- Axel Dörner as Self
- Norbert Eisbrenner as Self
- Aris Fioretos as Self
- Andreas Neumann as Self
- Thomas Millroth as Self
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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