Sep 09, 1994
25 min
Full-HD

Notes in a Minor Key (1994)

Set in Harlem in 1947, this film is the story of Grandpa Kansas and his jazz band that set out to become world famous only to be thwarted by jealousy and envy - leaving behind shattered dreams and deep regrets. Though made at NYU, this film was produced under Walt Disney / Hollywood Pictures Discretionary Fund Program, and has won the top prize in multiple film competitions by respected institutions, including The Black American Cinema Society, Black Filmmaker Hall of Fame, and the Atlanta / Image Film Festival.

Category

Drama Music Comedy

Country

United States of America

Companies

New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts (NYU) The Walt Disney Company Hollywood Pictures

Keith David

Kansas

Harry Lennix

Teddy

Kevin Carroll

Alabama Red

Tracy Coley

Peek-Hole

Stephanie Pope

Daisy

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