Denis A. Charles: an interrupted conversation 
| Directed by: | Veronique Doumbe |
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| Country: | U S A |
| Created: | 2002 |
| Runtime: | 75 min. |
| Member: | veroatndolofilmsllc |
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Film Description:
Synopsis
If it's true that jazz music represents being triumphant in the face of adversity, then Denis Charles is the perfect jazz musician. (Jim Dempsey- Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago)
Forms: Documentary, Feature
Genres: Drama, Microcinema, Independent, Urban
Niches: African American, Black, Senior/Aging
Screenings & Events
5th Wellington International Jazz Festival
Film Festival
Wellington, New Zealand
October 2001
US Premiere
Theatrical
New York, U S A
January 2002
Tiburon International Film Festival
Film Festival
Tiburon, U S A
March 2002
Starz Denver Pan African Film Festival
Film Festival
Denver, U S A
April 2002
Margaret Mead Festival
Film Festival
Denver, U S A
April 2002
Jazzkeller Treptow
Video/DVD
Berlin, Germany
May 2002
17th Black International Cinema 2002
Film Festival
Awards: Best Video Documentary Production
Germany
May 2002
San Francisco Alternative Music Festival
Film Festival
San Francisco, U S A
May 2002
7th Annual Vision Festival
Film Festival
New York, U S A
June 2002
Cinewomen Series
Film Festival
Awards: Ciny Award 2002 / Outstanding Documentary
New York, U S A
July 2002
Miami Jazz Film Festival
Film Festival
Miami, U S A
August 2002
Music Movies at Gene Siskel Film Center
Film Festival
Chicago, U S A
August 2002
Detroit Docs
Film Festival
Awards: Audience Award / Best Feature
Detroit, U S A
November 2002
Northwest Film Center's 20th Edition of Reel Music
Film Festival
Seattle, U S A
February 2003
The Pan African Film & Arts Festival
Film Festival
Los Angeles, U S A
February 2003
Reel Sisters of the Diaspora
Film Festival
Brooklyn, U S A
March 2003
"Black Women in Film series" at Medgar Evers College
Video/DVD
Brooklyn, U S A
February 2004
Nova
Film Festival
Brussels, Belgium
April 2004
Ear Shot 2004 Jazz Festival
Film Festival
Seattle, U S A
November 2004
Jazz Film Festival
Film Festival
Ljubljana, Slovenia
October 2006
2007 Urban Film Series Tour
Film Festival
Washington DC, U S A
February 2007
A Tea & Cinema Film Showcase
OTHER
Brooklyn, U S A
March 2007
Pan African Film Festival
Film Festival
Cannes, France
April 2007
Cast & Crew
Veronique Doumbe (Director (1st Feature), Producer (1st Feature))
CameraOllie Cotton (Sound Mixer), Veronique N. Doumbe (Cinematographer/DP (1st Feature), Camera Operator)
Post ProductionVeronique N. Doumbe (Picture Editor, Sound Editor)
RepresentationVeronique N. Doumbe (Publicist)
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Feb 24, 2007 09:50PM
Denis A. Charles: An Interrupted Conversation in Mumbai, India March 05-08, 2007
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Pumelo International Film Festival 2007 - Final List
Best Documentary Film Nominees
1. The Lost Treasure directed by Branko Istvancic (Croatia/2005) 26min
2. Traces directed by Mauri Pasanen (Finland/2006) 32min
3. Immortals directed by Francesca Fini (Italy/2006) 39min
4. Peace at Sea directed by Asgeir Thor Hvitaskald (Denmark/2005) 26min
5. Crack in the Sidewalk directed by Kris Kristensen (USA/2006) 12min
6. Story of Water Sprite directed by Thomus Busch (Austria/2006) 52min
7. In Dreams Awake directed by Ed Commons (USA/2006) 81min
8. Katrina Diary directed by J. Justin Pearce (USA/2006) 120min
9. Dating Rubik's Cube directed by Saya Hillman (USA/2006) 40min
10. The Stone Picker directed by Branko Istvancic (Croatia/2005) 20min
11. Denis A. Charles - An Interrupted Conversation directed by Veronique Doumbe (USA/2002) 75min
12. The Wandering Samaritan directed by Ohad Ufaz (Israel/2006) 55min
Feb 02, 2007 09:50PM
Urban film series
The Next Generation Awareness Foundation's fourth annual Film & Discussion Series in honor of Black History Month begins Wednesday in Washington. The five-day event has as its theme "We Remember," recalling the early days of the civil rights struggle and some pioneering black artists. "The Prelude" features several short and feature films, including Veronique N. Doumbe's Denis A. Charles: An Interrupted Conversation, featuring the great jazz drummer, and Carvin Eison's July '64, a documentary on the Rochester, N.Y., race riots that broke out that month. Wednesday's program runs from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Landmark's E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. N.W. Thursday, the series shifts to the Bohemian Caverns, 2001 11th St. N.W., for "Jazz, Poetry, Mingling and Film" (6 p.m. to 11 p.m.), with visits from musicians and slam poets. Friday, "Self Power and Creativity" (5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.) at the Regal Cinema Gallery Place, 707 Seventh St. N.W., includes a visit from pioneering blaxploitation filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, on hand for the 7 p.m. area premiere of a documentary about him, How to Eat Your Watermelon In White Company (and Enjoy It). Saturday, also at Gallery Place, "Listen Up" (noon to 8 p.m.) includes presentation of the NGAF's Spiritual Legacy Award to actor-singer Yvette Freeman. Sunday, the series closes with a 7:30 p.m. presentation of August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean at Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. S.W. Full schedule and ticket information: urban filmseries.com or 202-409-7240.
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