Masters of Dox

Music for Black Pigeons

Jørgen Leth, Andreas Koefoed
Screening time  
29.03. / Wednesday, 21:00 - 23:00 Theatre 4  

The documentary explores the lives and processes of some of the world’s most renowned and prolific jazz musicians including Bill Frisell, Lee Konitz, and Midori Takada. The film crew has followed Danish guitarist and composer Jakob Bro over the past 14 years, witnessing his musical encounters with musicians across generations and nationalities. Leth and Koefoed capture intimate and improvised moments between pioneers of experimental music at recording spaces in New York, Copenhagen, and Lugano. The film finds inspiration not only in the individual and diverse methods of the musicians documented, but also in the unique energy and camaraderie created when musicians collaborate. It shows that the love of music is universal, transcending differences in nationality, gender, color and age.

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Jørgen Leth

Jørgen Leth, born in 1937, is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his documentary A Sunday in Hell (1977) and his surrealistic short film The Perfect Human (1968). His feature documentary The Five Obstructions (co-directed with Lars von Trier) premiered in Venice in 2003 and was Denmark’s candidate for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

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Andreas Koefoed

Andreas Koefoed was born in Copenhagen in 1979 and graduated as a documentary director from The National Film School of Denmark in 2009, and in sociology from Copenhagen University in 2004. He has directed documentary films since 2001 with a focus on universal stories on human existence, including The Lost Leonardo, Ballroom Dancer, The Arms Drop and At Home In The World. His films have screened and won numerous awards at festivals around the world including IDFA, CPH:DOX, Full Frame, AFI Docs, Sheffield Doc Fest or Tribeca.

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Music for Black Pigeons

Denmark
2022, 92'

Directed by:
Jørgen Leth, Andreas Koefoed

Screenplay by:
Jørgen Leth, Andreas Koefoed, Adam Nielsen

Cinematography:
Adam Jandrup, Dan Holmberg, Andreas Koefoed

Edited by:
Adam Nielsen

Producer:
Emile Hertling Péronard

Produced by:
Ánorâk Film

Festivals & Awards:

ZINEBI (2022), IDFA (2022), Jihlava IDFF (2022), Venice IFF (2022), Doclisboa (2022), FF Gent (2022)