They Shot the Piano Player
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They Shot the Piano Player

May 10, 2024

This event occurred as part of the 23/24 Hop Film season. This is an archived view.

Jazz and animation make for intriguing bedfellows in this new film about the mysterious disappearance of young Brazilian piano virtuoso Francisco Tenorio Jr.

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THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER | Official Trailer (2023)

 

In 1976, 35-year-old Brazilian jazz pianist Francisco Tenório, Jr. vanished after his concert in Buenos Aires. In 2010, a New Yorker music journalist (voiced by Jeff Goldblum) goes on a quest to learn what happened to Tenório, at that time one of the most brilliant instrumentalists of Brazilian music. Initially planned as a live-action documentary, directors Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal decided to hand draw their tale. The result is a captivating visual palette powered by an infectious bossa nova soundtrack—and a tribute to a creative artist who must not be forgotten.

D: Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, Spain/France, subtitled, 2023, 1h43m

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Black Family Visual Arts Center
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