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Notes in a Minor Key
Overview
Set in Harlem in 1947, this film is the story of Grandpa Kansas and his jazz band that set out to become world famous only to be thwarted by jealousy and envy - leaving behind shattered dreams and deep regrets. Though made at NYU, this film was produced under Walt Disney / Hollywood Pictures Discretionary Fund Program, and has won the top prize in multiple film competitions by respected institutions, including The Black American Cinema Society, Black Filmmaker Hall of Fame, and the Atlanta / Image Film Festival.
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Cast
Keith David
Kansas
Harry Lennix
Teddy
Kevin Carroll
Alabama Red
Tracy Coley
Peek-Hole
Stephanie Pope
Daisy
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