Moor Mother: Jazz Codes (2022)
Poet, musician, visual artist, and Afrofuturist Moor Mother roams a hallucinatory Mojave Desert alone. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Moor Mother visits the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra HQ and plays with jazz luminaries and elders, including Henry “The Skipper” Franklin, Michael Session, and Maia.
Director: Cyrus Moussavi
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Moor Mother as Self |
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Henry Franklin as Self |
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Michael Session as Self |
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Mekala Session as Self |
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Maia as Self |
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Ant Artefakt as Dancer |
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DJ Lucky as Dancer |
| Directing | Cyrus Moussavi | Director |
| Editing | Cyrus Moussavi | Editor |
| Writing | Cyrus Moussavi | Writer |
| Writing | Moor Mother | Writer |
| Sound | Moor Mother | Music |
| Editing | Sebastián Pinzón Silva | Editor |
| Sound | Jesse Justice | Sound |
| Sound | Alex Nagel | Sound |
| Production | Moor Mother | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Henry Franklin | Music |
| Sound | Michael Session | Music |
| Sound | Mekala Session | Music |
| Camera | Timothy Fryett | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Maia | Music |
| Production | Olof Melander | Producer |
| Camera | Sebastián Pinzón Silva | Director of Photography |
| Production | Woody Shaw | Producer |
| Sound | Woody Shaw | Sound |