Blue For a Moment

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Blue For a Moment (2017)

Directed by Antoine Prum

“Sven-Åke Johansson in a film-portrait by Antoine Prum”

Music, Documentary · 1h 22m

Blue for a Moment is a documentary portrait of Swedish-born, Berlin-based musician Sven-Åke Johansson, a key figure in European improvised and experimental music. Active as a jazz drummer, composer, poet and visual artist, Johansson has spent decades challenging artistic conventions and genre boundaries. Born in 1943, he moved to Berlin in the late 1960s and became involved in the city’s experimental scene, including the Zodiak Free Arts Lab. During the 1970s and 1980s he played an important role in the West Berlin free jazz movement around the FMP/SÅJ label, collaborating with musicians such as Alexander von Schlippenbach and Rüdiger Carl. Influenced by Fluxus and modernist traditions, Johansson developed a distinctive approach based on noise, reduction and the use of everyday materials, anticipating the Echtzeitmusik scene that emerged in Berlin after 1990. The film explores his creative process, artistic philosophy and lasting impact on contemporary experimental music.

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Cast

S
Sven Åke Johansson Self
P
Peter Ablinger Self
B
Burkhard Beins Self
P
Peter Brötzmann Self
N
Nicholas Bussmann Self
R
Rüdiger Carl Self
A
Axel Dörner Self
N
Norbert Eisbrenner Self
A
Aris Fioretos Self
A
Andreas Neumann Self
T
Thomas Millroth Self
A
Alexander von Schlippenbach Self

Crew

Director
Antoine Prum
Director of Photography
Nikos Welter
Editor
Marc Recchia

Details

Release date
2017-05-24
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Music, Documentary
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Luxembourg
Production
NI-VU-NI-CONNU