Films We Like has acquired the Canadian rights to FIRE MUSIC: A HISTORY OF THE FREE JAZZ REVOLUTION, a feature documentary chronicle of the free jazz movement in 60s America by Tom Surgal.
Combining interviews of the progenitors of the movement with electrifying performances, director Tom Surgal weaves a story of art and politics during a tumultuous changing era, capturing the sights and sounds of one of the most innovative movements in music history. The intensity of the music and the outlandish personalities of the artists who played it make for a compelling story.
“Free Jazz is liberation, is the excitement of the new and now,” says Thurston Moore, executive producer of FIRE MUSIC. “It is with respect, passion and knowledge that Tom Surgal captures the significance of it. His work, like its subject, shines for the collective call of beauty and unity.”
About Films We Like
Founded by award-winning documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Grass, Comic Book Confidential, Carmine Street Guitars) Films We Like is a boutique distributor of documentary, independent, and international films in Canada. Recent releases include All the Streets are Silent, Undine, and Tove.