This month, East meets West with heavenly music pouring out of two documentaries making their Greek premiere at Exile Room. “Junun” by Paul Thomas Anderson (“Magnolia”, “There Will Be Blood”) follows Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood to Rajasthan, while in the inspiring “Song of Lahore” a handful of musicians from Pakistan head to New York to play some very unusual covers of the jazz standards. Get on board!
The first documentary in the career of obsessive big-time director Paul Thomas Anderson follows his long-time score composer, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, to Rajasthan, India, where Greenwood –along with a hand-picked selection of stellar Indian musicians– is helping out Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur lay down the tracks for his next album.
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“Song of Lahore” follows several Pakistani musicians, and asks if there is still room for them in a society roiled by conflict. Featuring the music of the Sachal Jazz Ensemble, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.
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