Tony Williams in Africa (1973)
Overview
Ruff’s film about the American jazz drummer Tony Williams traveling to Senegal features Super 8 footage of Williams and African drummers, as well as a framing section with Ruff, Williams, and pianist Dwike Mitchell presenting the film on 16mm to local children. (Yale Film Archive)
Cast
Recommendations
Blood Diamond
Maria by Callas
The Endless Summer
Desert Flower
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Room 237
Music by John Williams
Coming 2 America
For Sama
The Class of ‘92
Return to Jurassic Park
That's Entertainment! III
The Matrix Revisited
Katy Perry: Part of Me
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Walking Dead: The Return
The Bang Bang Club