" A documentary that follows jazz legend Clark Terry over four years to document the mentorship between Terry and 23-year-old blind piano prodigy Justin Kauflin as the young man prepares to compete in an elite, international competition."
The documentary is great not because of the direction but because of the emotion present in the film. I greatly enjoyed it, the emotion was real and it was something that not a lot of people can capture on camera. I enjoyed some of the direction but I thought it could have been better. I understand that it must have been hard because you are dealing with something who might not be able to film all day. The documentary is split in its time, it tells you the history of Clark Terry, Justin Kaufin then the history of their time together. It is truly remarkable experience to have seen this documentary it inspired me and made me smile. At the end I think I could relate to Clark Terry's emotion, he wanted to stay longer so he could help more people like Justin, Miles Davis, and Quincy Jones. I suggest this documentary to anyone that likes jazz or wants to see some real emotion in a documentary.
4/5
little info
Clark Terry mentored Miles Davis and Quincy Jones (Quincy was his first student)
Justin was signed by Quincy Jones
Clark Terry was the first black band member at CBS
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