This event is in the past.It took place on March 21, 2026 at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Documentary
DocumentaryFilm Screening – “Sun Ra: Do the Impossible”
Downtown Berkeley
Sun Ra claimed he was from Saturn and made music to match. This documentary traces how the avant-garde jazz visionary built his interplanetary philosophy and Arkestra ensemble.
Afrofuturism
Experimental jazz
Documentary portrait
Arkestra legacy
Tips
🎬filmmaker Christine Turner directs
🎤intro by novelist Ayize Jama-Everett
🎞️part of BAMPFA's weekly film series
Film Screening – “Sun Ra: Do the Impossible”
Downtown Berkeley
DocumentaryDocumentarySun Ra claimed he was from Saturn and made music to match. This documentary traces how the avant-garde jazz visionary built his interplanetary philosophy and Arkestra ensemble.
Afrofuturism
Experimental jazz
Documentary portrait
Arkestra legacy
Tips
🎬filmmaker Christine Turner directs
🎤intro by novelist Ayize Jama-Everett
🎞️part of BAMPFA's weekly film series
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