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Release Date:

September 19, 2014

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “A documentary that follows jazz legend Clark Terry over four years to document the mentorship between Terry and 23-year-old blind piano prodigy Justin Kauflin as the young man prepares to compete in an elite, international competition.”

Poster: B / B

Review: Two distinctive designs that share common elements. The image of a blind man and his dog walking along the sidewalk in one and piano keys in the other while a jazz trumpeter stands watch. Both are uniquely inspired in spite of the similar imagery.

Trailer: C

Review: It seems like an atypical jazz documentary about a well known musician and his aspiring student. The structure of the trailer isn’t particularly fluid and the film seems like it’s bogged down in self-reverence, but it could be better than this suggests.

Oscar Prospects:

None.

Revisions:

(September 14, 2014) Original