![Poster of the movie Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance](/images/posters/1000x1500/98/uprooted-the-journey-of-jazz-dance-2020-i-movie-poster.jpg)
Jazz in movement and music can be beautiful, puzzling, avant garde, authentic and theatrical. It is forever evolving.
Uprooted, free of any artificial narrative, is a cinematic exploration of this art form, paying homage to its lineage, celebrating its many re-interpretations and through a fast- moving kaleidoscope of movement and music will, inspire the dancer of tomorrow to keep this art form alive.
Occupying a contested artscape, Jazz Dance, with its historic and artistic roots in enslaved peoples is also a metaphor for struggle, resistance and acceptance.
Set against observational and experiential expressions from diverse practitioners against a linear examination of American history, we want to create a film that allows everyone to experience testimonials and exemplars from people that love jazz dance and believe it matters as much as life.
Directed by | Khadifa Wong |
Written by | Zak Nemorin |
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