*5 Time Film Festival Selection
Including:
Winner* London Film Fest - Best Music Video/Song
New York Movie Awards
Paris Movie Awards
Vancouver Independent Film Fest
British Short Film Awards
From LA Jazz Scece Magazine:
The Hand That Draws Another Hand is a short but effective film that alternates between color scenes of a New York City protest against racism, and black-and-white footage of Rosa and his group (with saxophonist Alejandro Aviles, keyboardist Leo Genovese, electric bassist Francesco Marcocci, and drummer Joel Mateo) performing the title track in BIg Orange Sheep Studios in Brooklyn on Oct. 16, 2020.
The music serves as an effective soundtrack for the footage caught by the brave @boombox_replicants of the protest while also standing up well by itself, independent of the film. Building from a quiet start, the bluesy postbop jazz original features Rosa’s wailing guitar and some passionate but subtle ensembles along with an attractive groove.
The film concludes by saying: For the politicians: Do your job/serve the people/equal justice/end all wars/more humanity/more peace/more love/more empathy/more art/more music/more education. It is a plea for sanity that leaves one feeling a little optimistic despite the recent world events.
The Hand That Draws Another Hand is well worth seeing.
Scott Yanow, jazz journalist/historian
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