A wealth of never-before-seen footage offers a gripping and intimate portrait of Thelonious Monk in Paris, 1969. The legendary pianist and composer arrives for a TV interview before his evening concert, where he is met with racist, colonialist acts both large and small. Edited together by acclaimed Senegalese-French filmmaker Alain Gomis (Félicité) from the show's rushes, a picture emerges of Monk's battle to reject the racist stereotypes his interviewer projects onto him. Ending with Monk's rhapsodic performance that night, Rewind and Play captures the struggle-and triumph-of one of the geniuses of 20th century music.
Screeners available upon request.
65min min. | DCP
A Grasshopper Film Release
Director: Alan Gomis
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