Movie Description

For My Sisters

For My Sisters

(2014)

Overview

FOR MY SISTERS is a movie about black culture or rather: black women, specifially: a movie about black singers. Alberta Hunter, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Nina Simone. They are the four "Big Sisters", singer Carole Alston follows through to the age of jazz. Alston, "a voice as dark and sweet as molasses", as described by the Financial Times, was born in Washington, DC and has been living in Vienna for almost 30 years. She is sure: "Those four icons help you explain what jazz is and even the history of jazz right along."

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Facts

Original TitleFor My Sisters

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2014-12-13

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 00m

Homepagehttp://www.filmfonds-wien.at/filme/for-my-sisters

Production CompaniesPLAESION Film

Genres

  • Documentary