On October 29th – 30th only at the Sie FilmCenter, Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” offers an intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and personal conversations. This definitive documentary, directed by Sacha Jenkins, honors Armstrong’s legacy as a founding father of jazz, one of the first internationally known and beloved stars, and a cultural ambassador of the United States. The film shows how Armstrong’s own life spans the shift from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement, and how he became a lightning rod figure in that turbulent era.
Faqs:
Year: 2022
Runtime: 104 minutes
Language: English
Note: Distributed by Magnolia
Director: Sacha Jenkins
Cast: Louis Armstrong, Nas, Wynton Marsalis
Showing times all three days: 1:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 6:45 p.m.
The Sie Film Center is located at 2510 East Colfax Avenue, Denver. There is a free parking garage just east of the center which includes Twist & Shout Records and the Tattered Cover book store.
Purchase your tickets in advance here:
https://denverfilm.eventive.org/films/6331bd9d67e05200aefdb34c?utm_source=DFS+Master+List&utm_campaign=110c02ee53-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_07_22_03_59_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_92a68d8fde-110c02ee53-119704713&mc_cid=110c02ee53&mc_eid=f95fb57048
Denver’s Sie Film Center Presents Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues Three Days Only This Weekend!
